2010
Early Postoperative Statin Therapy Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Billings FT, Pretorius M, Siew ED, Yu C, Brown NJ. Early Postoperative Statin Therapy Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2010, 24: 913-920. PMID: 20599398, PMCID: PMC2992577, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAnesthesiaAnticoagulantsAprotininAtrial FibrillationBody Mass IndexCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiopulmonary BypassCritical CareFemaleHemostaticsHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsKidney Function TestsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute kidney injuryPostoperative statin usePreoperative statin useStatin useCardiac surgery patientsBody mass indexStatin withdrawalKidney injuryStatin treatmentSurgery patientsCardiac surgeryMass indexLower incidenceIncidence of AKIRisk of AKIHigh central venous pressureElective cardiac surgery patientsHigher body mass indexLogistic regressionAKI risk factorsChronic statin usersPerioperative statin usePostoperative statin therapyPreoperative statin treatmentCentral venous pressure
2005
The Kallikrein-Kinin System: Current and Future Pharmacological Targets
Moreau ME, Garbacki N, Molinaro G, Brown NJ, Marceau F, Adam A. The Kallikrein-Kinin System: Current and Future Pharmacological Targets. Journal Of Pharmacological Sciences 2005, 99: 6-38. PMID: 16177542, DOI: 10.1254/jphs.srj05001x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioedemaAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAnimalsAprotininBradykininBradykinin B2 Receptor AntagonistsCardiovascular DiseasesComplement C1 Inactivator ProteinsComplement C1 Inhibitor ProteinHumansInflammationKallikrein-Kinin SystemKallikreinsKidney DiseasesKininsNeprilysinPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APolymorphism, GeneticPyridinesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptor, Bradykinin B1Receptor, Bradykinin B2SerpinsThiazepinesConceptsKallikrein-kinin systemMultiple pharmacological interventionsPrecursors of kininsFuture pharmacological targetsProinflammatory effectsVasoactive kininsPharmacological interventionsCardiovascular propertiesPharmacological targetsComplement pathwayKininsActive kininsPathological processesPharmacological activitiesPlasma kallikreinMetabolic cascadeImportant metabolic pathwaysMetabolic pathwaysAntiproteases