Title:Immunological Approaches in the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy
Volume: 21
Issue: 1
Author(s): Fatemeh Pour-Reza-Gholi and Sara Assadiasl*
Affiliation:
- Molecular Immunology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Keywords:
Diabetic nephropathies, immunomodulation, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, janus kinase inhibitors, chemokine, cell therapy, vaccination.
Abstract: Diabetic nephropathy (DN), the leading cause of end-stage renal disease, has no definite
treatment so far. In fact, a combination of metabolic, hemodynamic, and immunological factors
are involved in the pathogenesis of DN; therefore, effective disease management requires a
holistic approach to all predisposing contributors. Due to the recent findings about the role of inflammation
in the initiation and progression of kidney injury in diabetic patients and considerable
advances in immunotherapy methods, it might be useful to revise and reconsider the current
knowledge of the potential of immunomodulation in preventing and attenuating DN. In this review,
we have summarized the findings of add-on therapeutic methods that have concentrated on
regulating inflammatory responses in diabetic nephropathy, including phosphodiesterase inhibitors,
nuclear factor-kB inhibitors, Janus kinase inhibitors, chemokine inhibitors, anti-cytokine antibodies,
cell therapy, and vaccination.