Maryam A. Rizk , Sahar M. El-Haggar , Osama M. Ibrahim , Hossam Arafa Ghazi
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Sixty patients were divided into two groups at random. Group 1 (control group) received an empagliflozin 10 mg once day in addition to 80 mg valsartan. Group 2 (levocetirizine group) received the same medications as the control group plus a 5 mg of levocetirizine once daily in the evening, titrated dose based on each patient's creatinine clearance (CrCl) for three months. Serum creatinine, serum urea, serum cystatin-C, HbA₁c, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) were measured at baseline and compared to these data three months after drug administration.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Levocetirizine decreased significantly UACR at the end of the three-months (<em>p</em> = 0.037) compared to the control group. There was no variation in eGFR between the two groups, eGFR was significantly lower than baseline (<em>p</em> < 0.001) in both groups. 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Efficacy of levocetirizine in reducing albuminuria and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with diabetic kidney disease: A randomized controlled trial
Globally, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is rising. One of the main causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and a risk factor for higher morbidity and death in diabetic patients is diabetic nephropathy (DN), sometimes referred to as diabetic kidney disease (DKD). DN, a microvascular consequence of diabetes, affects 20–40 % of diabetics globally. The study's objective was to assess if levocetirizine may have albuminuria lowering effect and anti-inflammatory effect in patients treated with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors therapy by reducing albuminuria and improving DKD indicators.
Patients and methods
A controlled, parallel, trial was carried out on sixty DKD patients. Sixty patients were divided into two groups at random. Group 1 (control group) received an empagliflozin 10 mg once day in addition to 80 mg valsartan. Group 2 (levocetirizine group) received the same medications as the control group plus a 5 mg of levocetirizine once daily in the evening, titrated dose based on each patient's creatinine clearance (CrCl) for three months. Serum creatinine, serum urea, serum cystatin-C, HbA₁c, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) were measured at baseline and compared to these data three months after drug administration.
Results
Levocetirizine decreased significantly UACR at the end of the three-months (p = 0.037) compared to the control group. There was no variation in eGFR between the two groups, eGFR was significantly lower than baseline (p < 0.001) in both groups. Comparing the levocetirizine group to the control group, there is a substantial drop in TNF-α (p = 0.004), cystatin-C (p = 0.034), and HbA₁c (p = 0.007).
Conclusion
Levocetirizine reduces albuminuria, inflammatory, and renal indicators, which makes it a potentially has albuminuria lowering effect and anti-inflammatory drug which decreases disease progression.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications (JDC) is a journal for health care practitioners and researchers, that publishes original research about the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus and its complications. JDC also publishes articles on physiological and molecular aspects of glucose homeostasis.
The primary purpose of JDC is to act as a source of information usable by diabetes practitioners and researchers to increase their knowledge about mechanisms of diabetes and complications development, and promote better management of people with diabetes who are at risk for those complications.
Manuscripts submitted to JDC can report any aspect of basic, translational or clinical research as well as epidemiology. Topics can range broadly from early prediabetes to late-stage complicated diabetes. Topics relevant to basic/translational reports include pancreatic islet dysfunction and insulin resistance, altered adipose tissue function in diabetes, altered neuronal control of glucose homeostasis and mechanisms of drug action. Topics relevant to diabetic complications include diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy; peripheral vascular disease and coronary heart disease; gastrointestinal disorders, renal failure and impotence; and hypertension and hyperlipidemia.