[Clinical effect of treatment with lipo-prostaglandin E1 on the patients with chronic glomerulonephritis].

Objective: To investigate potential mechanism underlying lipo-prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) in treatment of patients with chronic glomerulonephritis.

Methods: The recommended dose of 20 microg lipo-PGE1 for treatment of chronic glomerulonephritis was as a daily dose by continuous intravenous infusion or intravenous injection for 4 weeks. The levels of interleukin-1 (IL- 1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (SCr) and clearance of creatinine (CCr) were measured before and after treatment.

Results: After treatment with lipo-PGE1, levels of IL-1, TNF-alpha, BUN and SCr were lower than those before treatment (all P<0.01), but CCr values were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05).

Conclusion: Lipo-PGE1 can reduce the renal inflammatory response and improve the renal function in the patients with chronic glomerulonephritis.