Regardless of the initial injury, the long-term consequence for the patient depends upon the ensuing balance of profibrotic
vs reparative modulators activated. The glomerulus has some capacity for repair. Even when sclerosis has developed with accumulation
of extracellular matrix, this lesion may be remodeled, with a change in balance between profibrotic and antifibrotic and collagen
synthesis vs proteolytic mediators. We will focus here on the interplay between mediators of fibrosis and reparative mechanisms
and potential regression of fibrosis. Based on the clinical efficacy of interventions that inhibit angiotensin, we will focus
on factors related to the renin–angiotensin system.
Keywords Angiotensin - PAI-1 - TGF-beta - Regression - Thymosin beta-4