Diabetic nephropathy medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

The goals of treatment are to slow the progression of kidney damage and control related complications. The main treatment, once proteinuria is established, is ACE inhibitor drugs, which usually reduces proteinuria levels and slows the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Several effects of the ACEIs that may contribute to renal protection have been related to the association of rise in Kinins which is also responsible for some of the side effects associated with ACEIs therapy such as dry cough. The renal protection effect is related to the antihypertensive effects in normal and hypertensive patients, renal vasodilatation resulting in increased renal blood flow and dilatation of the efferent arterioles. [2] Many studies have shown that related drugs, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), have a similar benefit. In fact, a combination may be best.

Medical Therapy

Urinary tract and other infections are common and can be treated with appropriate antibiotics.

Dialysis may be necessary once end-stage renal disease develops. At this stage, a kidney transplantation must be considered. Another option for type 1 diabetes patients is a combined kidney-pancreas transplant.

C-peptide, a by-product of insulin production, may provide new hope for patients sufering from diabetic nephropathy [1] [2].

Drug interaction

Patients with diabetic nephropathy should avoid taking the following drugs:

References

  1. C-peptide is a bioactive peptide. [Diabetologia. 2007] - PubMed Result
  2. Wahren J, Ekberg K, Jörnvall H (2007). "C-peptide is a bioactive peptide". Diabetologia. 50 (3): 503–9. doi:10.1007/s00125-006-0559-y. PMID 17235526.

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