The Role Of Tissue Factor In Renal Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$268,500.00
Summary
Reestablishment of blood flow to an organ (reperfusion) following temporary cessation or obstruction is essential for survival and recovery of the organ. However while essential for organ survival reperfusion results in damage to the organ in a number of cases, including heart, brain, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract, with important implications for patient morbidity and mortality. In the kidney lack of blood flow can result in acute kidney failure that is a costly condition to manage often re ....Reestablishment of blood flow to an organ (reperfusion) following temporary cessation or obstruction is essential for survival and recovery of the organ. However while essential for organ survival reperfusion results in damage to the organ in a number of cases, including heart, brain, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract, with important implications for patient morbidity and mortality. In the kidney lack of blood flow can result in acute kidney failure that is a costly condition to manage often requiring admission to an intensive care unit and is still associated with a significant risk of death. Reperfusion injury that occurs during renal transplantation is currently thought to be an important contributor to delayed establishment of kidney function following transplantation that in turn may increase the incidence of acute and chronic rejection. The studies outlined in this proposal will investigate how molecules involved in the blood clotting system may contribute to the inflammatory response that occurs upon reperfusion of the kidney following prior obstruction of blood flow. We will study a mouse model of kidney reperfusion injury and using genetically modified mice determine the role of various blood clotting-related proteins in subsequent inflammation and organ damage. The approach to be employed will provide a powerful method to determine the role of various molecules and pathways in contributing to kidney damage after reperfusion injury. Interventions that may reduce the incidence or severity of renal damage following kidney reperfusion injury have the potential to be of major benefit to patients and to reduce health care costs.Read moreRead less