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Steroid treatment promotes an M2 anti-inflammatory macrophage phenotype in childhood lupus nephritis.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Feb 2021
Ikezumi Yohei, Kondoh Tomomi, Matsumoto Yuji, Kumagai Naonori, Kaneko Masahiro, Hasegawa Hiroya, Yamada Takeshi, Kaneko Utako, Nikolic-Paterson David J
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BACKGROUND: M1-type proinflammatory macrophages (MΦ) promote glomerular injury in lupus nephritis (LN). However, whether this phenotype is altered by steroid therapy is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the effect of steroid treatment on MΦ phenotype in LN. METHODS: Patients with LN (7-18 years old) were divided into 2 groups: those with no treatment (N) before biopsy (n = 17) and those who underwent steroid...
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