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- Title
Updated evidence of beneficial effect of LDL apheresis for refractory nephrotic syndrome due to a variety of causative diseases for nationwide and global approval.
- Authors
Muso, Eri; Kakita, Hiroko; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Tsukamoto, Tatsuo
- Abstract
Low‐density lipoprotein apheresis (LDL‐A) therapy has shown reasonable efficacy in treating nephrotic syndrome (NS) refractory to initial drug therapy and has been covered by National Health Insurance for the indication of drug‐resistant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) since 1992 in Japan and has contributed to liberating substantial number of patients of this disease from entering into end‐stage renal disease by easier practical application in actual clinical settings. Subsequently, various beneficial evidence of this treatment has accumulated on those other than FSGS, however, due to the limitation of covered disease insurance only for FSGS, patients with diseases other than FSGS are unlikely to benefit from this treatment in practice. This review summarizes the therapeutic evidence of the beneficial effect of LDL‐A accumulated to date and the mechanisms of action analyzed from multifaceted perspectives. examines the applicability of expanding insurance coverage for diseases other than FSGS.
- Subjects
JAPAN; NEPHROTIC syndrome; NATIONAL health insurance; LOW density lipoproteins; CHRONIC kidney failure; INSURANCE; FAMILIAL hypercholesterolemia; FOCAL segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Publication
Therapeutic Apheresis & Dialysis, 2023, Vol 27, Issue 6, p987
- ISSN
1744-9979
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/1744-9987.14056