title: Altering the course of proliferative nephritides: the challenge of the 1990s.
abstract: There is considerable evidence based on experimental pathology that heparin/heparinoids will benefit the course of the various forms of human proliferative nephritis. An alternative to heparin may be pentosan polysulphate. Another possibility is the infusion of prostaglandin E1 because of its anti-inflammatory and potentially antiproliferative actions. Both these approaches mimic natural pathophysiological control mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010426:Pentosan Sulfuric Polyester / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010426:Pentosan Sulfuric Polyester; D006493:Heparin; D000527:Alprostadil