Background Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious microvascular
complications of diabetes, valsartan and α-lipoic acid alone or in combination has been …

The aim of this study was to compare curative effects of valsartan alone or combined with
alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on inflammatory cytokine indices including hypersensitive C-reactive …

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is kidney dysfunction, which occurs due to elevated
urine albumin excretion rate and reduced glomerular filtration rate. Studies on animals have …

Background Salvianolate, a compound mainly composed of salvia magnesium acetate, is
extracted from the Chinese herb Salvia miltiorrhiza. Because of its biological activity, easy …

Background Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease.
Current pharmacological interventions only retard DN progression. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) …

Aims To examine the effect of valsartan on kidney outcomes in patients with impaired
glucose tolerance (IGT). Methods In a double‐blind randomized trial, 9306 patients with IGT …

Background Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of most common complications of
diabetes. Recently, the classical phenotype of DKD, which is characterized by albuminuria …

Objective To evaluate the effect and toxicity of alprostadil combined with thioctic acid
injection in the treatment of patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN). Methods Sixty two …

The present study aimed to determine whether either of two calcium channel blockers
affected urinary albumin excretion or urinary levels of 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8 …

This study was designed to investigate the effects of combined administration of lipoic acid
and pyridoxine on albuminuria, oxidative stress, blood pressure, serum advanced glycation …