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Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects of the losartan combined with atorvastatin on patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN).Methods 122 patients with DN were randomly divided into two groups,61 cases in the control group were received conventional therapy and added the losartan,61 cases in the observation group were treated by atorvastatin on the basis of the control group.The treatment time was 12weeks for each group.After 12 weeks,the systolic blood pressure (SBP),diastolic blood pressure (DBP),triglycerides (TG),total cholesterol (TC),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C),fasting blood glucose (FBG),urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER),serum creatinine (Scr),and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAIc) were measured.Results The total effective rate was 93.44％ in the observation group,and 75.41％ in the control group,with a statistically significant difference between two groups (x2 =7.54,P ＜ 0.01).After 12 weeks,the SBP and DBP were all changed more than before,DBP decreased more significantly (SBP:t =16.25,17.34,P ＜0.01 ;DBP:t =18.10,17.04,P ＜0.01); FBG,UAER,and HbAlc in the control group were significantly reduced (P ＜ 0.05) ; the TG,TC,LDL,-C HDL,-CFBG,UAER,Scr,and HbAlc of the observed group were significantly reduced more,too.TG,TC,UAER,and Scr of the observed group were significantly lower than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The losartan combined with atorvastatin that were used to treat patients with DN can reduce the urine albumin and protect the renal function.
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Objective To observe the effect of puerarin on the expression of NF-?B65 and TNF-? in kidney of diabetic rats. Methods SD rats were randomly assigned to 5 groups (10 each):normal control group (group A),diabetic group (group B),low-dose,middle-dose and high-dose treatment groups (group C,D and E). After diabetes model was reproduced,animals in group C,D and E were i.p. injected with puerarin in a dose of 40,80 and 160mg/(kg?d),respectively; animals in group A and B were treated with corresponding normal saline. Fasting blood glucose (FBG),urinary albumin excretory rate (UAER),serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were determined at the 8th weekend after treatment. The histological changes in renal cortex were observed with light microscope and electron microscope. The qualitative and semi-quantitative expressions of NF-?B65 and TNF-? in nephridial tissue were determined by immunohistochemical method. Results FBG,UAER,Scr and BUN were higher in group C,D and E than that in group A (P