Reduction of shock wave lithotripsy-induced renal tubular injury by tadalafil


Danisoglu M. E., Aytac B., Kilicaslan H., Dogan S., Vuruskan H.

BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY, cilt.114, sa.11, ss.616-620, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine whether administration of tadalafil, a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, has a protective effect in the prevention of renal injury in a rat model after Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL), with the assessment based on histopathologic examination and measurement of Heat Shock Protein 70 expression.