Background: Diabetic nephropathy is the most prevalent cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). Besides, factors such as; pro-fibrotic, cytokines, vascular endothelial growth factor, inflammatory factor, and uric acid may play a role in creating and progressing diabetic nephropathy. Decreasing the serum level of inflammatory factors can be useful in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate allopurinol's anti-inflammatory effects in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease.Methods: In this clinical trial, 60 diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease and normal uric acid level were enrolled into the study with certain inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients received allopurinol at a dose of 100 mg daily. Demographic parameters, laboratory results in blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (sCr), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), 24-hour urine protein (PrUrine24h), uric acid, serum albumin (Alb), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) and high sensitivity C reactive protein (HSCRP), as well as adverse reactions, were recorded at baseline, ones and three months after.Results: The results showed that patients were not different in point of demographic parameters at baseline. Laboratory results such as; BUN, sCr, GFR, PrUrine24h, Alb, SBP, DBP, and HbA1C did not change significantly over study duration (P>0.05), except uric acid and HSCRP, which were significantly decreased in patients (P=0.024 and P=0.016, respectively). There was not any notable adverse reaction among patients.Conclusion: Low dose Allopurinol (100 mg/day) reduced uric acid and inflammatory biomarker (HSCRP) after three administration months. According to the present study results, Allopurinol can be considered an auxiliary, inexpensive, and low side-effect therapy in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease.
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