Journal
NEPHRON CLINICAL PRACTICE
Volume 105, Issue 3, Pages 99-107Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000097985
Keywords
AST-120; chronic kidney disease; glomerular filtration rate; iothalamate clearance; low protein diet; spherical adsorptive carbon
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Aims: We studied whether adding the spherical adsorptive carbon AST-120 to conventional treatments is effective in inhibiting progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) at the stage of moderate decrease in renal function. Methods: 43 CKD patients with moderately impaired renal function indicated by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 20-70 ml/min as measured by non-radiolabeled iothalamate clearance method were enrolled in the study. 26 patients showing a decrease of GFR by 5 ml/min during a 1-year observation period were randomized to receive ongoing treatments only (control group, 12 cases) or with AST-120 co-administered with ongoing treatment (AST-120 group, 14 cases). The intervention period was 1 year and the change in GFR was the primary evaluation variable. Results: The mean changes of GFR per month (Delta GFR) in the intervention period were not significantly different between both groups. However, when comparing the Delta GFR in the observation and intervention periods for each group, the rate of decline in GFR was significantly retarded (p < 0.001) in the AST-120 group while no significant difference was observed in the control group. Conclusion: These results suggest that co-administration of AST-120 with conventional treatments retards decline in renal function in CKD patients with moderate decrease in renal function. Copyright (c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available