Research Article

Association of Impaired Reactive Aldehyde Metabolism with Delayed Graft Function in Human Kidney Transplantation

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ALDH enzyme activity and 4-HNE protein-induced adduct formation taken from biopsies of kidneys 45 minutes after reperfusion. (a) ALDH enzymatic activity when challenged with acetaldehyde. /group, ; (b) 4-hydroxynonenal-induced protein adducts. Representative western blot in addition to quantification by densitometry. Western blots were normalized to GAPDH. (-) = donor kidneys without delayed graft function; (+) = donor kidneys with delayed graft function, /group, .
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