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Study aim
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To assess effects of pentoxifylline on serum copeptin, osteopontin, cystatinc, HSP70, bilirubin, uric acid, adiponectin, resistin, hs-CRP, TNFα, Apo A, Apo B and the urinary albumin excretion (UAE) rate in patients with type 2 diabetes with nephropathy.
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Design
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This is a randomized double-blind clinical trial study on 70 patients with type2 diabetes with proteinuria in two groups randomly; including pentoxifylline add on losartan and control group with increasing dose of losartan. Drugs will prescribe to each group for 12 weeks.
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Settings and conduct
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This is a randomized clinical trial study on patients with type2 diabetes. patients will be randomly divided into 2 groups. Before treatment and after 12 week blood samples will be taken. All samples will be analyzed by standard methods. This study will be conducted at diabetes clinic of the vali-asr hospital in Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: patients with type2 diabetes with proteinuria.
Exclusion criteria are infectious or malignant diseases, non-diabetic kidney disease, retinal hemorrhage, acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina, history of cardiocerbrovascular or peripheral artery disease, uncontrolled hypertension (i.e., systolic blood pressure [SBP] ≥ 140mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] ≥ 90 mmHg) , pregnancy, anemia, hyperthyroidism, history of hemodialysis, baseline serum potassium concentrations ≥5.5 meq/L, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30mL/minute/1.73 m and pentoxifylline intolerance.
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Intervention groups
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patients with type2 diabetes with proteinuria in two groups including pentoxifylline add on losartan or increased dosage of losartan
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Main outcome variables
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serum copeptin, osteopontin, cystatin C, HSP70, bilirubin, uric acid, adiponectin, resistin, hs-CRP, TNFα, Apo A, Apo B and the urinary albumin excretion (UAE) rate