Effects of beraprost sodium, an oral prostaglandin i2 analog, on hemostatic factors and inflammation in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

Perit Dial Int. 2009 Mar-Apr;29(2):178-81.

Abstract

Beraprost sodium, an orally active prostaglandin I2 analog with vasodilatory, cytoprotective, antiplatelet, antithrombotic, and anti-inflammatory effects, 120 microg daily for 8 weeks, decreased plasma D-dimer, a marker of intravascular coagulation, and von Willebrand factor, a marker for endothelial injury, in 100 chronic peritoneal dialysis patients. Total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B, albumin, prealbumin, fibrinogen, troponin-T, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were not changed. Three patients complained of headache and 1 patient experienced facial flushing; however, no serious adverse effects were observed. These results suggest that beraprost sodium is effective in partially reversing the thrombogenic coagulation profile and endothelial injury in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Acute-Phase Proteins / metabolism
  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Blood Coagulation Factors / metabolism*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Epoprostenol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Epoprostenol / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation Mediators / blood
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / blood*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Lipoproteins / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Dialysis*
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Acute-Phase Proteins
  • Blood Coagulation Factors
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • Lipoproteins
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • beraprost
  • Epoprostenol