Aim: The effects of two immunosuppressive therapeutic protocols have been analyzed to evaluate the influence of treatments on the level of proteinuria, value of creatinine clearance and the level of serum albumin of patients with idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis (IMGN) and nephrotic syndrome. Patients and methods: We studied 30 patients with IMGN and NS. In one group, patients were treated with corticosteroids in dose of 1 mg/kg of body weight for 4 weeks, followed by gradual reduction of dose to 0,5 mg/kg, in combination with one monthly pulses of cyclophosphamide i.v. in dose of 10 mg/kg for six months, followed by pulses treatment in three months intervals. In second group cyclosporine therapy was used in dose of 3-5 mg/kg, maintaining the medication serum level at 120}20 ng/ml. The research encompassed time period from 2000 to the end of 2007, while the parameters were tested every 2 months up to 24 months in total. Results: The obtained results showed that a significant reduction of proteinuria (p
Key words: idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, immunosuppressive treatment
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