| Literature DB >> 11425374 |
D Ducloux, C Bresson-Vautrin, J Chalopin.
Abstract
Urinary TNF-alpha excretion correlates with proteinuria in patients with membranous nephropathy (MGN). Pentoxifylline suppresses or reduces the production of TNF-alpha. Between April, 1999 and August, 2000, we did a single-centre, prospective, pilot study to assess the effects of pentoxifylline (1200 mg/day) on proteinuria in patients with idiopathic MGN. Ten patients were included and treated for 6 months. Pentoxifylline significantly decreased proteinuria from 11 g/day [range 4.6-27] to 1.8 (0-10.9); p=0.001). Pentoxifylline may be a safe and effective adjunct to steroids and immunosuppressants in patients with MGN.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11425374 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04830-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321