Effects of celecoxib on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

Ren Fail. 2004 Jul;26(4):381-4. doi: 10.1081/jdi-120039821.

Abstract

To evaluate the effects of celecoxib, a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, on the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), D-dimer, von Willebrand factor (vWF) and troponin-T, 46 chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) patients with hs-CRP equal or greater than 0.25 mg/dL were randomized to the treatment group who took 200 mg of celecoxib daily for 4 weeks or to the control group who did not take the medication. The levels of hs-CRP, albumin, D-dimer, vWF and troponin-T were measured at baseline and at 4 weeks of the study. Baseline values of all the parameters were not significantly different between the two groups. In the control group, the levels of hs-CRP, albumin, D-dimer, vWF and troponin-T did not change. In the treatment group, administration of celecoxib for 4 weeks significantly reduced hs-CRP from median 0.77 (range 0.25-7.08) to 0.39 mg/dL (range 0.11-5.22, p<0.05). The levels of albumin, D-dimer, vWF and troponin-T levels were not affected by the administration of celecoxib. These results showed that celecoxib had an antiinflammatory effect in usual dosage in CPD patients.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology*
  • C-Reactive Protein / drug effects*
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Celecoxib
  • Female
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / drug effects
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / blood*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Dialysis*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology*
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacology*
  • Troponin T / blood
  • Troponin T / drug effects
  • von Willebrand Factor / drug effects
  • von Willebrand Factor / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
  • Pyrazoles
  • Sulfonamides
  • Troponin T
  • fibrin fragment D
  • von Willebrand Factor
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Celecoxib