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Digestive Diseases and Sciences • 2020 | View Paper
“The effects of prednisolone on apoptosis and mtROS were blocked 1) by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) antagonist RU-38486, 2) in cells with GR siRNA knockdown, and 3) by treatment with N-acetylcysteine.”
“The inclusion of this faux placebo lead some, possibly correctly, to suggest that NAC was inhibiting the adverse effects of prednisolone and azathioprine, rather than possessing any direct antifibrotic effect.”