RAGE Does Not Contribute to Renal Injury and Damage upon Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Injury

Mark C. Dessing, Wilco P. Pulskens, Gwendoline J. Teske, Loes M. Butter, Tom van der Poll, Huan Yang, Kevin J. Tracey, Peter P. Nawroth, Angelika Bierhaus, Sandrine Florquin, Jaklien C. Leemans

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Abstract

The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) mediates a variety of inflammatory responses in renal diseases, but its role in renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is unknown. We showed that during renal I/R, RAGE ligands HMGB1 and S100B are expressed. However, RAGE deficiency does not affect renal injury and function upon I/R-induced injury. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)80-85
JournalJournal of innate immunity
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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