Long-term Dexamethasone Treatment Increases Cardiac Galectin-3 Levels.
Senay AkinEsra Gucuk-IpekUmit HaytaIrem GungorGokhan Burcin KubatYesim AkinUmit GurayHaydar A DemirelPublished in: Cardiovascular drugs and therapy (2022)
The finding of the current study is the first to show that dexamethasone causes an increase in gal-3 levels in myocardium. Our study provides an important step in the development of possible therapeutics by determining that dexamethasone causes an increase in gal-3 levels in the myocardium and raises awareness about the follow-up of patients receiving long-term glucocorticoid therapy.