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The present study was conducted on 8 patients with advanced diabetic nephropathy who showed a significant reduction of proteinuria through ACE inhibition. Camostat mesilate, one of the most potent protease inhibitors developed for oral use, was administered to these patients at a daily dose of 600 mg starting after 4 weeks of ACE inhibitor administration. Laboratory data were obtained 1) just before the ACE inhibition, 2) after 4 weeks of the ACE inhibitor single treatment, and 3) after another 4 weeks of the additional treatment with camostat mesilate. The urinary protein excretion decreased from 1) 10.1 +/- 1.3 to 2) 7.3 +/- 1.1, and 3) 4.6 +/- 0.9 g/day [mean +/- SEM; significance of difference 1)-2), p less than 0.05; 2)-3), p less than 0.01], and the serum total protein values increased from 1) 5.0 +/- 0.3 to 2) 5.2 +/- 0.2, and 3) 5.4 +/- 0.3 g/dl [1)-3), p less than 0.05]. The plasma levels of fibrinogen, and of E fragment and D-dimer of FDP changed from 1) 476 +/- 43 to 2) 477 +/- 41, and 3) 374 +/- 33 mg/dl [2)-3), p less than 0.01], from 1) 125 +/- 19 to 2) 147 +/- 27, and 3) 104 +/- 30 ng/ml [2)-3), p less than 0.05], and from 1) 261 +/- 60 to 2) 272 +/- 86, and 3) 185 +/- 56 ng/ml [2)-3), p less than 0.05], respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Anti-proteinuric and anti-coagulatory effects of camostat mesilate in azotemic diabetics. 163 86

Effect of serine protease inhibitor Camostat Mesilate (Foipan) on primary glomerulonephritis and it's mechanism were evaluated. Forty-two patients having primary glomerulonephritis (13 cases of IgA nephropathy, 11 cases of membranous nephropathy and others), aged 18 to 81 years were selected for this study. At the start of our study, twenty-one patients had received other drugs (13 cases of dipyridamole and 13 cases of prednisolone). A control period of four weeks was established to confirm that the levels of proteinuria and renal functions were stable. Patients were orally administered with 600 mg of Camostat Mesilate per day for four weeks. Effect of Camostat Mesilate was judged by urinary protein excretion, hematuria, serum total protein, albumin, Ccr, creatinine and BUN. In order to reveal the mechanism of the effect laboratory data such as granulocyte elastase, CH50, C3, C4, fibrinogen, platelate factor 4, beta-thromboglobulin, thromboxane B2 and prostaglandin F1 alpha were evaluated before and after the treatment. Parameters were analyzed by using paired t-test. Mean (+/- SEM) urinary protein excretion reduced from 4.31 +/- 0.91 to 2.80 +/- 0.43 g/day (p less than 0.05), and score of hematuria decreased from 1.8 +/- 0.16 to 1.5 +/- 0.15. A significant decrease in urinary protein excretion was seen in membranous nephropathy and a significant decrease in hematuria was seen in IgA nephropathy. In combination therapy (dipyridamole, prednisolone) urinary protein excretion markedly decreased (p less than 0.05) and in Camostat Mesilate therapy score of hematuria markedly decreased (p less than 0.05). Camostat Mesilate had no effects on renal function assessed by Ccr, creatinine and BUN.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:[Effect of protease inhibitor on primary glomerulonephritis and the mechanism of the effect]. 177 Jun 35

Camostat mesilate is a developed derivative of gabexate mesilate for oral administration and is known to be one of the most potent protease inhibitors. We administered this drug to 15 patients with advanced diabetic nephropathy at a daily dose of 600 mg for 4 to 6 weeks. All patients had been treated with conventional therapy including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and their diseases had stabilized for at least 2 weeks before the camostat mesilate therapy. Urinary protein excretion decreased promptly from 4.8 +/- 0.6 to 2.9 +/- 0.4 gm/day (mean +/- SEM, p less than 0.01) and serum albumin level increased from 2.7 +/- 0.2 gm/dl to 2.9 +/- 0.2 gm/dl (mean +/- SEM, p less than 0.05) within 4 to 6 weeks. The amount of plasma fibrinogen significantly decreased from 419.7 +/- 42.3 mg/dl to 306.6 +/- 28.3 mg/dl (mean +/- SEM, p less than 0.01), and urinary total fibrinogen degradation product excretion over 24 hours also decreased from 26,118 +/- 9,696 to 18,072 +/- 7,107 micrograms/day (mean +/- SEM, p less than 0.05). The value for serum creatinine level did not change during this intervention. We suggest that camostat mesilate suppresses the hypercoagulable state originating from diabetes mellitus, and changes the permselectivity of the glomerular capillary wall. These effects of camostat mesilate may improve the prognosis of diabetic nephropathy.
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PMID:Effect of camostat mesilate for the treatment of advanced diabetic nephropathy. 239 38