Preconditioning by aerobic exercise reduces acute ischemic renal injury in rats.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) can be defined as the sudden loss of renal function associated with structural changes in the kidneys. Currently, 13.3 million people die of AKI around the world.

Exercise capacity in polycystic kidney disease.

Background: Reports about exercise performance in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) are scarce. We aimed to evaluate exercise capacity and levels of nitric oxide and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in normotensive patients with ADPKD.

Study Design: Prospective controlled cohort study.

Glucose-insulin infusion reduces kidney injury in an experimental model of ischemic nephropathy.

Background/aims: intensive insulin therapy may reduce renal dysfunction during severe illness in adult patients. We evaluated the effects of insulin-glucose (IG) in normoglycemic rats subjected to ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)-induced acute kidney injury.

Methods: animals received intravenous infusions of 5% glucose [control (C)] or IG for 96 h.