ACTH FOR TREATMENT OF KIDNEY DISEASE

摘要

Provided herein are methods for prophylactic treatment of Diabetes Mellitus comprising administration of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), or fragment, analog, complex or aggregate thereof, or any combination thereof, to an individual suspected of having, predisposed to, or at risk of developing Diabetes Mellitus. Also provided herein are methods for monitoring treatment of Diabetes Mellitus by measuring and monitoring levels of MCP-1, TGF-beta, VEGF A and VEGF B.