OBJECTIVE
Evaluating the effect of preconditioning with simvastatin in acute kidney injury induced by sepsis.
METHOD
Male adult Wistar rats were divided into the following groups: SHAM (control); SHAM+Statin (0.5 mg/kg simvastatin, orally); Sepsis (cecal puncture ligation - CPL); Sepsis+Statin. Physiological parameters, peritoneal fluid culture, renal function, oxidative metabolites, severity...