Effect of iloprost infusion on the resistance index of renal vessels of patients with systemic sclerosis.
Effect of iloprost infusion on the resistance index of renal vessels of patients with systemic sclerosis.
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输注伊洛前列素对系统性硬化症患者肾血管阻力指数的影响
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发表时间:
1997
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
F. M. Quarto di Palo
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作者:
R. Scorza;R. Rivolta;B. Mascagni;V. Berruti;S. Bazzi;D. Castagnone;F. M. Quarto di Palo
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of iloprost, a stable prostacycline analog, on kidney blood flow in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), using color flow Doppler sonography.
METHODS
The acute effect of the drug was studied in 10 patients with SSc with elevated resistance index (RI) levels (all RI values reported are multiplied by 100). Iloprost was administered intravenously (2 ng/kg/min for a period of 8 h). To study the effects of chronic drug administration, 16 patients with SSc were randomly assigned to 2 groups of 8 cases each. The first group was treated with 9 infusions of iloprost in 6 mo. The second group was treated with slow release nifedipine (40 mg/day) for 6 mo.
RESULTS
Interlobar artery RI (median 67 vs 61; p = 0.02) and cortical vessel RI (median 65 vs 54; p = 0.001) were reduced after acute treatment. In chronic drug administration, RI values were not modified by nifedipine, while iloprost reduced the RI of the interlobar (median 69 vs 61; p < 0.03) and cortical arteries (median 66 vs 58: p < 0.01).
CONCLUSION
Our findings suggest iloprost might be useful for treatment of scleroderma renal vasospasm.