RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Effect of denervation and ischemia reperfusion injury on serum nitric oxide levels in rats JF Saudi Medical Journal JO Saudi Med J FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City SP 1561 OP 1566 VO 29 IS 11 A1 Ozsoy, Umut A1 Mutluay, Ruya A1 Oygur, Nezih A1 Akbas, Halide A1 Sindel, Sukru A1 Sindel, Muzaffer YR 2008 UL http://smj.org.sa/content/29/11/1561.abstract AB OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of renal denervation and serum nitric oxide level with a different time course of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury.METHODS: Thirty-six male Wistar rats were randomized into 6 groups. All rats underwent right nephrectomy to create a single kidney model. Renal denervated and innerved rats were subjected to renal clamping for 30-60 minutes. The study was performed in the Department of Anatomy, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey, between June and November 2005.RESULTS: Combined effect of denervation and ischemia may caused significant increase in serum nitric oxide levels and decrease in glomerular filtration rates.CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that kidney denervation did not cause any changes in renal functions, but with ischemia it worsens the deleterious effect of ischemia-reperfusion injury, and causes a significant increase in serum nitric oxide levels.