ABSTRACT
Aims: The present study aims to explore the role of Tanshinone IIA administration on the protective effect of early renal damage in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: 64 patients with type 2 diabetes who have not been suffered from persistent renal complaints accepted to participate. Subjects were randomly allocated in two groups of trial (oral hypoglycemic drugs plus intravenous Tanshinone IIA 1 mg/kg daily for 3 weeks period) and control (oral hypoglycemic drugs). Information on microalbuminuria, serum β2-microglobulin, urine β2-microglobulin and serum cystatin C was collected from subjects. Although significant improvement was not observed between two groups in glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), the primary outcome parameters were significantly reduced.
Results: At the endpoints of observation for 21 days of Tanshinone IIA infusion, all patients in the trial group obtained reduction of the levels of microalbuminuria (p < 0.05), serum β2-microglobulin (p < 0.05), urine β2-microglobulin (p < 0.01) and serum cystatin C (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Our results suggest that Tanshinone IIA might have protective effects on early renal damage with Type 2 diabetes and improve renal function. We believe that Tanshinone IIA could be a new evidence-based therapies in diabetic nephropathy.
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