NIH R01 · 2025
Mechanistic evaluation of melatonin as a protectant against antibiotic associated kidney injury
ABSTRACT The development of acute kidney (AKI) injury in hospitalized patients may be catastrophic. In general, the in- hospital mortality rate for patients with AKI has been estimated between 20% to 25%. AKI prolongs hospitalization, increases costs, and requires the utilization of additional resources. Drugs are implicated in roughly one-quarter of hospitalized patients who develop AKI, and roughly half of the cases are related to antibiotics. While broad spectrum antibiotics are essential to treat infections, they carry risk. Clinicians can alter modifiable risk factors, but many patients are inherently at an increased risk of AKI. The exact molecular mechanisms of antibiotic induced AKI…
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