Acute Kidney Injury: Preclinical Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities for Translation

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinically important condition that has attracted a great deal of interest from the biomedical research community. However, acute kidney injury AKI research findings have yet to be translated into significant changes in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: This article reviews many of the preclinical innovations in acute kidney injury AKI treatment, and explores challenges and opportunities to translate these …