Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the biggest public health problems worldwide, and in South America the reported incidence is 31%, and, in Brazil, it corresponds to 5% of hospitalizations and 30% of admissions to an intensive care unit. Intensive Care (ICU). One of the causes of AKI is ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) which is induced by impaired delivery of oxygen and nutrients, …