No Benefit To Kidney Transplant Recipients Found In Large, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Of Angiotensin II Blockade

A drug that protects the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease does not seem to provide the same benefit to kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). Immunosuppressants help prolong the function of transplanted organs, but therapies that target non-immunological damage to these organs - such as elevated blood pressure and tissue scarring (or fibrosis) - have not been studied...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplants / Organ Donations Source Type: news