Effect of Inhibitors of Prostaglandin Synthesis On Induced Diuresis in Cirrhosis
Daniel Mirouze, Robert D. Zipser, Telfer B. Reynolds – 1 January 1983 – The effect of inhibitors of prostaglandin synthesis on diuretic action was examined in patients with ascites due to chronic liver disease and in normal subjects. In patients with ascites, natriuresis after 80 mg i.v. furosemide was reduced 82% by pretreatment with indomethacin. Creatinine clearance was reduced only 16%. These effects were likely due to inhibition of renal prostaglandin synthesis, since urinary prostaglandin E2 fell and there was also reduction in natriuresis with naproxen (52%).