Iodinated contrast media cause endothelial damage leading to vasoconstriction of human and rat vasa recta

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury is an important clinical event with a worldwide increasing number of cases. Medullary hypoperfusion and hypoxia due to constriction of vasa recta are main factors in the pathophysiology of acute kidney injury. However, the mechanism of contrast media (CM)-induced...

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