Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Dialysis Unit, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
Adv Med Sci. 2009;54(1):37-40. doi: 10.2478/v10039-009-0015-6.
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) provide renal protection in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria.
In the presented study we followed 34 stable, type 2 diabetic patients with persistent albuminuria treated with maximal doses of ACEIs as a part of their anti-hypertensive treatment. Telmisartan--an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)--in a dose of 40 mg was added to the treatment and the patients were observed for 12 weeks. We measured creatinine clearance, 24-hour urinary albumin excretion, before and after 12 weeks of combined therapy.
The addition of telmisartan resulted in a significant reduction of albuminuria from median 157 to 67 mg/24h. No change in creatinine clearance was observed (93 vs 97 ml/min).
The addition of telmisartan to a maximum dose of ACEI is safe and results in further albuminuria decrease in patients with type 2 diabetes and incipient nephropathy.
血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂(ACEI)可提供对 2 型糖尿病和微量白蛋白尿患者的肾脏保护作用。
在本研究中,我们随访了 34 名稳定的 2 型糖尿病患者,这些患者持续存在白蛋白尿,正在接受最大剂量 ACEI 治疗,作为其降压治疗的一部分。将血管紧张素受体阻滞剂(ARB)替米沙坦(剂量为 40 mg)添加到治疗中,并观察患者 12 周。我们在联合治疗前和治疗后 12 周测量了肌酐清除率和 24 小时尿白蛋白排泄量。
替米沙坦的添加使白蛋白尿从中位数 157 降至 67mg/24h,显著减少。肌酐清除率无变化(93 与 97ml/min)。
在最大剂量 ACEI 的基础上加用替米沙坦是安全的,并可使 2 型糖尿病和早期肾病患者的白蛋白尿进一步减少。