title: Inhibitory effect of ibudilast on urinary albumin excretion in type 2 diabetes mellitus with microalbuminuria.
abstract: To evaluate the clinical effect of ibudilast, a prostacyclin-mediated vasodilator and antiplatelet agent, on diabetic nephropathy, 8 nonhypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM; 4 men and 4 women, mean age: 58.9 +/- 11.4 years, duration of diabetes: 16.9 +/- 3.2 years) with microalbuminuria [20-200 mg/g creatinine (Cr)] were administered ibudilast (30 mg/day) for 18 months (ibudilast group). The urinary albumin excretion index (UAE, mg albumin/g Cr) was compared with 8 age-matched type 2 DM with microalbuminuria (control group). During the study, the UAE significantly decreased in the ibudilast group, while it significantly increased in the control group. After 18 months, the UAE (52 +/- 19 mg/g Cr) in the ibudilast group was significantly (p < 0.05) lower than that (99 +/- 46 mg/g Cr) in the control group. These results suggest that ibudilast may inhibit the progression of early diabetic nephropathy in type 2 DM.
authors.affiliation: Hoshino Clinic, Matsue, Japan.
authors.forename: Tazue
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: Tadasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007212:Indolizines; D011720:Pyrazoles
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D011725:Pyridines; C038366:ibudilast; D007212:Indolizines; D011720:Pyrazoles