Anti-fibrotic effects of valproic acid in experimental peritoneal fibrosis.

Progressive fibrous thickening of the peritoneal membrane is a complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). TGF-β/Smad pathway activation, inflammation, and neoangiogenesis play important roles in peritoneal membrane (PM) changes induced by PD. Recently, histone deacetilase inhibitors (HDACi)...

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Main Authors: Elerson C Costalonga, Luiza J de Freitas, Deise da S P Aragone, Filipe M O Silva, Irene L Noronha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5584960?pdf=render