Short-term dexamethasone treatment transiently, but not permanently, attenuates fibrosis after acute-to-chronic kidney injury.
Lies MoonenHilde GerylPatrick C D'HaeseBenjamin A VervaetPublished in: BMC nephrology (2018)
A short term anti-inflammatory therapy with dexamethasone only transiently attenuates ischemia induced fibrosis. Prolonged or persistent anti-inflammatory treatment seems warranted to achieve long term benefit.