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- Title
Protective Effect of an Oral Adsorbent on Renal Function in Chronic Renal Failure: Determinants of its Efficacy in Diabetic Nephropathy.
- Authors
Sanaka, Tsutomu; Akizawa, Tadao; Koide, Keizou; Koshikawa, Shozo
- Abstract
Analyzes changes in the renal function of patients with statistically significant progression of chronic renal failure (CRF) secondary to diabetic nephropathy after treatment with AST-120, an oral adsorbent preparation composed of porous microcrystalline carbon. Recommended active use of AST-120 in patients with good control of blood pressure and hematocrit above 30%.
- Subjects
CHRONIC kidney failure; DIABETES complications; KIDNEY diseases; ORAL drug administration; CARBON; BLOOD pressure; ERYTHROCYTES
- Publication
Therapeutic Apheresis & Dialysis, 2004, Vol 8, Issue 3, p232
- ISSN
1744-9979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1526-0968.2004.00137.x