Drug provides health benefits to diabetics with kidney disease

Friday, April 11, 2014 - 15:20 in Health & Medicine

Low doses of atrasentan, an endothelin receptor A inhibitor, lowered urinary protein excretion by 36% in patients with diabetes and kidney disease in a new study. Atrasentan also lowered blood pressure and cholesterol levels without causing major side effects.

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