Deferiprone, an iron chelator, is preventive and therapeutic in experimental crescentic glomerulonephritis
Tai-Di Chen, Jeong-Hun Ko, Maria Prendecki, Stephen P. McAdoo, Charles D. Pusey, H. Terence Cook, Jacques Behmoaras
This study shows deferiprone reduces glomerular crescents and proteinuria in experimental crescentic glomerulonephritis by inhibiting monocyte/macrophage proliferation and function.
bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2017 · PreprintImmunology