profibrogenic

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ fibrogenic

Adjective

profibrogenic (comparative more profibrogenic, superlative most profibrogenic)

1. That promotes fibrogenesis
   • 2015 July 16, “Predictors and the Subsequent Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease – Usefulness of 30% Decline in Estimated GFR over 2 Years”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     One possible explanation lies on the albumin-induced tubulo-interstitial injuries via cytokine-mediated mechanisms including the profibrogenic cytokine transforming growth factor β, monocyte chemoattractant-1, regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), interleukin-8 fractalkine, and other mediators [24 ].