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The HIV protease inhibitor indinavir may cause nephrolithiasis and interstitial nephritis. The renal consequences of indinavir-associated nephrotoxicity are uncertain. We report a case of papillary necrosis in a patient treated with indinavir. An asymptomatic HIV-infected woman experienced
BACKGROUND
Papillary necrosis results from ischemia of the renal medulla and papillae, induced by a variety of mechanisms. Papillary necrosis is a rare adverse effect of continuous protease-inhibitor therapy with indinavir.
METHODS
We describe the case of a patient who developed bilateral papillary
The toxicity of FUT-187, a synthetic protease inhibitor, was investigated in Sprague-Dawley rats. FUT-187 was given orally to the rats at doses of 2, 10, 50, 250 and 1250 mg/kg/day for 13 weeks, then the drug was withdrawn for 5 weeks for recovery. The results are summarized as follows: In the 1250