Aged kidneys are refractory to autophagy activation in a rat model of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury
Changhui Diao, Lei Ship Model Kit Wang, Hao Liu, Yang Du, Xiuheng Liu Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China Background: Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is the most common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI).Numerous therapeutic approaches for I/R injury have been studied, includi