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A Large Animal Model for Acute Kidney Injury by Temporary Bilateral Renal Artery Occlusion
Published on: February 2, 2021
Kidney injury associated with telavancin dosing regimen in an animal model
Vincent H Tam1, Kimberly R Ledesma2, Dana R Bowers2
1University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas, USA vtam@uh.edu.
Abstract:
The elevation of serum creatinine levels is a concern with telavancin therapy. We examined the onset of kidney injury associated with telavancin in an animal model. Urine samples were collected at baseline and daily to determine the concentrations of kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), a marker for early kidney injury. When a clinically relevant exposure of telavancin was given daily to rats, some differences in kidney injury were attributed to the dosing regimen. Further investigations of alternative telavancin dosing regimens are warranted.
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