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Nouhi Y, Aboubakr FZ, Brini OE, Benazzouz B, Akhouayri O. Association of combined -344T/C and K173R polymorphisms in aldosterone synthase gene with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Moroccan population. ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE = REVUE ROUMAINE DE MEDECINE INTERNE 2024; 62:323-330. [PMID: 38478114 DOI: 10.2478/rjim-2024-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Background: Aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) is crucial for aldosterone production, and variations in its gene may influence type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) development. This study explores the link between two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CYP11B2 gene - -344T/C and K173R and T2DM in the Moroccan population . Methods: The research involved 86 individuals with T2DM and 75 control subjects. Genotyping for the -344T/C and K173R SNPs was performed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis . Result: Results indicated significant differences in the genotype and allelic distribution of the CYP11B2 K173R polymorphism between T2DM patients and control subjects, with P-values of 0.02 and 0.04, respectively. The -344T/C polymorphism showed no significant genomic level differences, but its allelic variations were statistically significant (P=0.01), indicating a notable association between the C allele and T2DM. Furthermore, the K173R polymorphism was found to significantly increase T2DM risk, with a 2.34-fold higher risk in individuals carrying the KR genotype. The study also examined the combined effect of these SNPs. The dominant model analysis (TT vs. TC+CC and KK vs. KR+RR) showed significant differences between T2DM patients and controls for both SNPs. Additionally, a haplotype-based analysis revealed that the C-R haplotype was associated with an increased risk of T2DM. Conclusion: Our study suggests a significant association between the CYP11B2-K173R polymorphism and T2DM in the Moroccan population. Conversely, while the CYP11B2 -344T/C polymorphism exhibits a significant difference in allelic distribution, no significant difference is observed at the genomic level.
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- Youssef Nouhi
- 1Laboratory of Biology and Health, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
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- 2Institute of Health Professions and Techniques (ISPITS), Kenitra, Morocco
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- 1Laboratory of Biology and Health, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
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- 1Laboratory of Biology and Health, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
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Varda L, Ekart R, Lainscak M, Maver U, Bevc S. Clinical Properties and Non-Clinical Testing of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in In Vitro Cell Models. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:9088. [PMID: 39201774 PMCID: PMC11354261 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25169088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2024] [Revised: 08/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) are one of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors widely used in clinical practice. While spironolactone and eplerenone have a long-standing profile in clinical medicine, finerenone is a novel agent within the MRA class. It has a higher specificity for mineralocorticoid receptors, eliciting less pronounced adverse effects. Although approved for clinical use in patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure, intensive non-clinical research aims to further elucidate its mechanism of action, including dose-related selectivity. Within the field, animal models remain the gold standard for non-clinical testing of drug pharmacological and toxicological properties. Their role, however, has been challenged by recent advances in in vitro models, mainly through sophisticated analytical tools and developments in data analysis. Currently, in vitro models are gaining momentum as possible platforms for advanced pharmacological and pathophysiological studies. This article focuses on past, current, and possibly future in vitro cell models research with clinically relevant MRAs.
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- Luka Varda
- Department of Dialysis, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Ljubljanska ulica 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (L.V.); (R.E.)
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- Department of Dialysis, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Ljubljanska ulica 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (L.V.); (R.E.)
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska ulica 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
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- Division of Cardiology, Murska Sobota General Hospital, Ulica Dr. Vrbnjaka 6, 9000 Murska Sobota, Slovenia;
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska ulica 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska ulica 8, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska ulica 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
- Department of Nephrology, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Ljubljanska ulica 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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Meguro M, Miyauchi S, Kanao-Arisumi Y, Naito S, Suzuki K, Inoue S, Yamada K, Homma T, Chiba K, Nara F, Furuzono S. Identification of sulfonylpyrimidines as novel selective aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2024; 108:117775. [PMID: 38851000 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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4-[(5-[2-Methyl-5-(methylsulfonyl)pentan-2-yl]sulfonylpyrimidin-4-yl)amino]benzonitrile 2 was identified as a novel potent aldosterone synthase inhibitor. Compound 2 was found to inhibit human CYP11B2 in the nanomolar range, and showed an aldosterone-lowering effect in a furosemide-treated cynomolgus monkey model. Although human CYP11B2 has the high homology sequence with human CYP11B1, compound 2 showed more than 80 times higher selectivity over human CYP11B1 in vitro.
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- Masaki Meguro
- Shinagawa R&D Center, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan.
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- Technology Division, Technology Business Management Group, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-12-1, Shinomiya, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 254-0014, Japan
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- Pharmaunion Co., Ltd., 1-23-39 Hiikawa, Jounan-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 814-0153, Japan
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- Site Operations Department, Shinagawa Site Operation Group, Daiichi Sankyo Business Associe Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan
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- Shinagawa R&D Center, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan
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- Daiichi Sankyo Inc., 211 Mt. Airy Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA
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- Medical Affairs Division, Medical Affairs Planning Department, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 3-5-1, Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8426, Japan
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- Shinagawa R&D Center, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan
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- Shinagawa R&D Center, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., 8-1-28, Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, Japan
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- Shinagawa R&D Center, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan
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Bornstein SR, de Zeeuw D, Heerspink HJL, Schulze F, Cronin L, Wenz A, Tuttle KR, Hadjadj S, Rossing P. Aldosterone synthase inhibitor (BI 690517) therapy for people with diabetes and albuminuric chronic kidney disease: A multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase I trial. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:2128-2138. [PMID: 38497241 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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AIM This Phase I study evaluated the safety and early efficacy of an aldosterone synthase inhibitor (BI 690517) in people with diabetes and albuminuric chronic kidney disease. METHODS Double-blind, placebo-controlled study (NCT03165240) at 40 sites across Europe. Eligible participants [estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥20 and <75 ml/min/1.73 m2; urine albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) ≥200 and <3500 mg/g] were randomized 6:1 to receive once-daily oral BI 690517 3, 10 or 40 mg, or eplerenone 25-50 mg, or placebo, for 28 days. The primary endpoint was the proportion of participants with drug-related adverse events (AEs). Secondary endpoints included changes from baseline in the UACR. RESULTS Fifty-eight participants were randomized and treated from 27 November 2017 to 16 April 2020 (BI 690517: 3 mg, n = 18; 10 mg, n = 13; 40 mg, n = 14; eplerenone, n = 4; placebo, n = 9) for 28 days. Eight (13.8%) participants experienced drug-related AEs [BI 690517: 3 mg (two of 18); 10 mg (four of 13); 40 mg (two of 14)], most frequently constipation [10 mg (one of 13); 40 mg (one of 14)] and hyperkalaemia [3 mg (one of 18); 10 mg (one of 13)]. Most AEs were mild to moderate; one participant experienced severe hyperkalaemia (serum potassium 6.9 mmol/L; BI 690517 10 mg). UACR responses [≥20% decrease from baseline (first morning void urine) after 28 days] were observed for 80.0% receiving BI 690517 40 mg (eight of 10) versus 37.5% receiving placebo (three of eight). Aldosterone levels were suppressed by BI 690517, but not eplerenone or placebo. CONCLUSIONS BI 690517 was generally well tolerated, reduced plasma aldosterone and may decrease albuminuria in participants with diabetes and albuminuric chronic kidney disease.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany
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- Providence Health Care, University of Washington, Spokane, Washington, USA
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM, l'institut du thorax, Nantes, France
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Tuttle KR, Hauske SJ, Canziani ME, Caramori ML, Cherney D, Cronin L, Heerspink HJL, Hugo C, Nangaku M, Rotter RC, Silva A, Shah SV, Sun Z, Urbach D, de Zeeuw D, Rossing P. Efficacy and safety of aldosterone synthase inhibition with and without empagliflozin for chronic kidney disease: a randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet 2024; 403:379-390. [PMID: 38109916 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02408-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Excess aldosterone accelerates chronic kidney disease progression. This phase 2 clinical trial assessed BI 690517, an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, for efficacy, safety, and dose selection. METHODS This was a multinational, randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial. People aged 18 years or older with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 30 to less than 90 mL/min/1·73 m2, a urine albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) of 200 to less than 5000 mg/g, and serum potassium of 4·8 mmol/L or less, taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker, were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to 8 weeks of empagliflozin or placebo run-in, followed by a second randomisation (1:1:1:1) to 14 weeks of treatment with once per day BI 690517 at doses of 3 mg, 10 mg, or 20 mg, or placebo. Study participants, research coordinators, investigators, and the data coordinating centre were masked to treatment assignment. The primary endpoint was the change in UACR measured in first morning void urine from baseline (second randomisation) to the end of treatment. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05182840) and is completed. FINDINGS Between Feb 18 and Dec 30, 2022, of the 714 run-in participants, 586 were randomly assigned to receive BI 690517 or placebo. At baseline, 33% (n=196) were women, 67% (n=390) were men, 42% (n=244) had a racial identity other than White, and mean participant age was 63·8 years (SD 11·3). Mean baseline eGFR was 51·9 mL/min/1·73 m2 (17·7) and median UACR was 426 mg/g (IQR 205 to 889). Percentage change in first morning void UACR from baseline to the end of treatment at week 14 was -3% (95% CI -19 to 17) with placebo, -22% (-36 to -7) with BI 690517 3 mg, -39% (-50 to -26) with BI 690517 10 mg, and -37% (-49 to -22) with BI 690517 20 mg monotherapy. BI 690517 produced similar UACR reductions when added to empagliflozin. Investigator-reported hyperkalaemia occurred in 10% (14/146) of those in the BI 690517 3 mg group, 15% (22/144) in the BI 690517 10 mg group, and 18% (26/146) in the BI 690517 20 mg group, and in 6% (nine of 147) of those receiving placebo, with or without empagliflozin. Most participants with hyperkalaemia did not require intervention (86% [72/84]). Adrenal insufficiency was an adverse event of special interest reported in seven of 436 study participants (2%) receiving BI 690517 and one of 147 participants (1%) receiving matched placebo. No treatment-related deaths occurred during the study. INTERPRETATION BI 690517 dose-dependently reduced albuminuria with concurrent renin-angiotensin system inhibition and empagliflozin, suggesting an additive efficacy for chronic kidney disease treatment without unexpected safety signals. FUNDING Boehringer Ingelheim.
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- Katherine R Tuttle
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Providence Inland Northwest Health, Spokane, WA, USA.
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Vth Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, Dresden, Germany
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Boise Kidney and Hypertension, Suite, Nampa, ID, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Synexus Helderberg Clinical Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Steno Diabetes Centre Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Johnston JG, Welch AK, Cain BD, Sayeski PP, Gumz ML, Wingo CS. Aldosterone: Renal Action and Physiological Effects. Compr Physiol 2023; 13:4409-4491. [PMID: 36994769 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c190043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Aldosterone exerts profound effects on renal and cardiovascular physiology. In the kidney, aldosterone acts to preserve electrolyte and acid-base balance in response to changes in dietary sodium (Na+ ) or potassium (K+ ) intake. These physiological actions, principally through activation of mineralocorticoid receptors (MRs), have important effects particularly in patients with renal and cardiovascular disease as demonstrated by multiple clinical trials. Multiple factors, be they genetic, humoral, dietary, or otherwise, can play a role in influencing the rate of aldosterone synthesis and secretion from the adrenal cortex. Normally, aldosterone secretion and action respond to dietary Na+ intake. In the kidney, the distal nephron and collecting duct are the main targets of aldosterone and MR action, which stimulates Na+ absorption in part via the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC), the principal channel responsible for the fine-tuning of Na+ balance. Our understanding of the regulatory factors that allow aldosterone, via multiple signaling pathways, to function properly clearly implicates this hormone as central to many pathophysiological effects that become dysfunctional in disease states. Numerous pathologies that affect blood pressure (BP), electrolyte balance, and overall cardiovascular health are due to abnormal secretion of aldosterone, mutations in MR, ENaC, or effectors and modulators of their action. Study of the mechanisms of these pathologies has allowed researchers and clinicians to create novel dietary and pharmacological targets to improve human health. This article covers the regulation of aldosterone synthesis and secretion, receptors, effector molecules, and signaling pathways that modulate its action in the kidney. We also consider the role of aldosterone in disease and the benefit of mineralocorticoid antagonists. © 2023 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 13:4409-4491, 2023.
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- Jermaine G Johnston
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Nephrology Section, Veteran Administration Medical Center, North Florida/South Georgia Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Nephrology Section, Veteran Administration Medical Center, North Florida/South Georgia Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Nephrology Section, Veteran Administration Medical Center, North Florida/South Georgia Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Nephrology Section, Veteran Administration Medical Center, North Florida/South Georgia Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Dragasevic N, Savic M, Mihajlovic K, Zivkovic V, Andjic M, Draginic N, Zdravkovic N, Bolevich S, Bolevich S, Jakovljevic V, Nikolic Turnic T. The impact of different diuretics on regression of myocardial reperfusion injury in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Mol Cell Biochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04622-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Brixius-Anderko S, Scott EE. Aldosterone Synthase Structure With Cushing Disease Drug LCI699 Highlights Avenues for Selective CYP11B Drug Design. Hypertension 2021; 78:751-759. [PMID: 34247511 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.17615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (S.B.-A., E.E.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.,Pharmacology (E.E.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Malysheva IE, Topchieva LV, Tikhonovich EL. Association of the Aldosterone Synthase Gene (CYP11B2) Polymorphic Locus rs1799998, c.–344C>T with the Development of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. RUSS J GENET+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795421040074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dragasevic N, Jakovljevic V, Zivkovic V, Draginic N, Andjic M, Bolevich S, Jovic S. The role of aldosterone inhibitors in cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2020; 99:18-29. [PMID: 32799671 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2020-0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a well-known term for exacerbation of cellular destruction and dysfunction after the restoration of blood flow to a previously ischaemic heart. A vast number of studies that have demonstrated that the role of mineralocorticoids in cardiovascular diseases is based on the use of pharmacological mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists. This review paper aimed to summarize current knowledge on the effects of MR antagonists on myocardial I/R injury as well as postinfarction remodeling. Animal models, predominantly the Langendorff technique and left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion, have confirmed the potency of MR antagonists as preconditioning and postconditioning agents in limiting infarct size and postinfarction remodeling. Several preclinical studies in rodents have established and proved possible mechanisms of cardioprotection by MR antagonists, such as reduction of oxidative stress, reduction of inflammation, and apoptosis, therefore limiting the infarct zone. However, the results of some clinical trials are inconsistent, since they reported no benefit of MR antagonists in acute myocardial infarction. Due to this, further studies and the results of ongoing clinical trials regarding MR antagonist administration in patients with acute myocardial infarction are being awaited with great interest.
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- Nevena Dragasevic
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34 000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34 000 Kragujevac, Serbia.,1st Moscow State Medical University IM Sechenov, Department of Human Pathology, Trubetskaya street 8, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34 000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34 000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34 000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- 1 Moscow State Medical University IM Sechenov, Department of Human Pathology, Trubetskaya street 8, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- University of Belgrade, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bul. Oslobodjenja 18, Belgrade, Serbia
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Curcumin Suppresses Aldosterone-Induced CRP Generation in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells via Interfering with the ROS-ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2020; 2020:3245653. [PMID: 32831861 PMCID: PMC7428966 DOI: 10.1155/2020/3245653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Aldosterone regulates the initiation and development of atherosclerosis which is identified as a chronic inflammatory disease by promoting the generation of C-reactive protein in vascular smooth muscle cells. Curcumin is the most active ingredient of turmeric with anti-inflammation and antioxidation effects. Here, the effect of curcumin on aldosterone-induced C-reactive protein generation in vascular smooth muscle and the molecular mechanisms involved were explored. Primary rat vascular smooth muscle cells and hyperaldosteronism model rats were used in this study. The amount of C-reactive protein, reactive oxygen species, and the signaling pathway-related molecules generated were estimated. We found that curcumin inhibited aldosterone-induced C-reactive protein generation in vascular smooth muscle cells by interfering with the reactive oxygen species-ERK1/2 signal pathway. The results provide new evidence for the potential anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular protective effects of curcumin.
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Hall JE, do Carmo JM, da Silva AA, Wang Z, Hall ME. Obesity, kidney dysfunction and hypertension: mechanistic links. Nat Rev Nephrol 2020; 15:367-385. [PMID: 31015582 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-019-0145-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 76.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Excessive adiposity raises blood pressure and accounts for 65-75% of primary hypertension, which is a major driver of cardiovascular and kidney diseases. In obesity, abnormal kidney function and associated increases in tubular sodium reabsorption initiate hypertension, which is often mild before the development of target organ injury. Factors that contribute to increased sodium reabsorption in obesity include kidney compression by visceral, perirenal and renal sinus fat; increased renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA); increased levels of anti-natriuretic hormones, such as angiotensin II and aldosterone; and adipokines, particularly leptin. The renal and neurohormonal pathways of obesity and hypertension are intertwined. For example, leptin increases RSNA by stimulating the central nervous system proopiomelanocortin-melanocortin 4 receptor pathway, and kidney compression and RSNA contribute to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activation. Glucocorticoids and/or oxidative stress may also contribute to mineralocorticoid receptor activation in obesity. Prolonged obesity and progressive renal injury often lead to the development of treatment-resistant hypertension. Patient management therefore often requires multiple antihypertensive drugs and concurrent treatment of dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, diabetes and inflammation. If more effective strategies for the prevention and control of obesity are not developed, cardiorenal, metabolic and other obesity-associated diseases could overwhelm health-care systems in the future.
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- John E Hall
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. .,Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.,Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.,Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.,Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.,Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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Capelli I, Gasperoni L, Ruggeri M, Donati G, Baraldi O, Sorrenti G, Caletti MT, Aiello V, Cianciolo G, La Manna G. New mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists: update on their use in chronic kidney disease and heart failure. J Nephrol 2019; 33:37-48. [PMID: 30989614 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-019-00600-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone with a well-known effect on the renal tubule leading to water retention and potassium reabsorption. Other major effects of the hormone include the induction of proinflammatory activity that leads to progressive fibrotic damage of the target organs, heart and kidney. Blocking the aldosterone receptor therefore represents an important pharmacological strategy to avoid the clinical conditions deriving from heart failure (CHF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) have a low safety profile, especially in CKD patients due to the high incidence of hyperkalemia. A new generation of nonsteroidal MRA has recently been developed to obtain a selective receptor block avoiding side-effects like hyperkalemia and thereby making the drugs suitable for administration to CKD patients. This review summarizes the results of published preclinical and clinical studies on the nonsteroidal MRA, apararenone esaxerenone and finerenone. The trials showed a better safety profile with maintained drug efficacy compared with steroidal MRA. For this reason, nonsteroidal MRA represent an interesting new therapeutic approach for the prevention of CHF and CKD progression. Some basic research findings also yielded interesting results in acute clinical settings such as myocardial infarction and acute kidney injury.
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- Irene Capelli
- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, "Alma Mater Studiorum" University, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100, Bologna, Italy.
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The mineralocorticoid aldosterone is an important regulator of blood pressure and electrolyte balance. However, excess aldosterone can be deleterious as a driver of inflammation, vascular remodeling and tissue fibrosis associated with cardiometabolic diseases. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) antagonists are current clinical therapies used to antagonize deleterious effects of aldosterone in patients. MRAs compete with aldosterone for binding at its cognate receptor thereby limiting its effect while RAS antagonists reduce aldosterone levels indirectly by blocking the stimulatory effect of angiotensin. Both MRAs and RAS antagonists can result in incomplete inhibition of the harmful effects of excess aldosterone. Aldosterone synthase (AS) inhibitors (ASI) attenuate the production of aldosterone directly and have been proposed as an alternative to MRAs and RAS blockers. Cortisol synthase (CS) is an enzyme closely related to AS and responsible for generating the important glucocorticoid cortisol, required for maintaining critical metabolic and immune responses. The importance of selectivity against CS is shown by early examples of ASIs that were only modestly selective and as such, attenuated cortisol responses when evaluated in patients. Recently, next-generation, highly selective ASIs have been described and are presently being evaluated in the clinic as an alternative to angiotensin and MR antagonists for cardiometabolic disease. Herein we provide a brief review of the challenges associated with discovery of selective ASIs and the transition from the early compounds that paved the way toward the next-generation of highly selective ASIs currently under development.
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- Steven M Weldon
- Cardiometabolic Disease Research, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, CT, United States.
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- Cardiometabolic Disease Research, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, CT, United States
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Mayurasakorn K, Hasanah N, Homma T, Homma M, Rangel IK, Garza AE, Romero JR, Adler GK, Williams GH, Pojoga LH. Caloric restriction improves glucose homeostasis, yet increases cardiometabolic risk in caveolin-1-deficient mice. Metabolism 2018; 83:92-101. [PMID: 29410348 PMCID: PMC10619427 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2018.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The plasma membrane protein caveolin-1 (CAV-1) has been shown to be involved in modulating glucose homeostasis and the actions of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Caloric restriction (CR) is widely accepted as an effective therapeutic approach to improve insulin sensitivity and reduce the severity of diabetes. Recent data indicate that polymorphisms of the CAV-1 gene are strongly associated with insulin resistance, hypertension and metabolic abnormalities in non-obese individuals. Therefore, we sought to determine whether CR improves the metabolic and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in the lean CAV-1 KO mice. MATERIALS/METHODS Twelve- to fourteen-week-old CAV-1 knockout (KO) and genetically matched wild-type (WT) male mice were randomized by genotype to one of two dietary regimens: ad libitum (ad lib) food intake or 40% CR for 4 weeks. Three weeks following the onset of dietary restriction, all groups were assessed for insulin sensitivity. At the end of the study, all groups were assessed for fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, lipids, corticosterone levels and blood pressure (BP). Aldosterone secretion was determined from acutely isolated Zona Glomerulosa cells. RESULTS We confirmed that the CAV-1 KO mice on the ad lib diet display a phenotype consistent with the cardiometabolic syndrome, as shown by higher systolic BP (SBP), plasma glucose, HOMA-IR and aldosterone levels despite lower body weight compared with WT mice on the ad lib diet. CAV-1 KO mice maintained their body weight on the ad lib diet, but had substantially greater weight loss with CR, as compared to caloric restricted WT mice. CR-mediated changes in weight were associated with dramatic improvements in glucose and insulin tolerance in both genotypes. These responses to CR, however, were more robust in CAV-1KO vs. WT mice and were accompanied by reductions in plasma glucose, insulin and HOMA-IR in CAV-1KO but not WT mice. Surprisingly, in the CAV-1 KO, but not in WT mice, CR was associated with increased SBP and aldosterone levels, suggesting that in CAV-1 KO mice CR induced an increase in some CV risk factors. CONCLUSIONS CR improved the metabolic phenotype in CAV-1 KO mice by increasing insulin sensitivity; nevertheless, this intervention also increased CV risk by inappropriate adaptive responses in the RAAS and BP.
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- Korapat Mayurasakorn
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Zhang X, Liu J, Pang X, Zhao J, Xu S, Zhao J. Eplerenone inhibits aldosterone-induced CRP generation in rat vascular smooth muscle cells by regulating the MR-ROS-ERK1/2 signal pathway. EUR J INFLAMM 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1721727x17735261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in the vessel wall. As a representative inflammatory cytokine, C-reactive protein (CRP) participates in the formation and development of atherosclerosis. It is demonstrated that aldosterone induces CRP generation in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). This study explored the inhibitory effect of eplerenone on aldosterone-induced CRP expression in VSMCs and mechanism. In the in vitro experiments, rat VSMCs were cultured and aldosterone (10 nM) was used as a stimulant for CRP generation. VSMCs were pretreated with eplerenone for 1 h prior to the stimulation. Messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression were identified by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blot, respectively. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was observed by a fluorescence microscope. In the in vivo experiment, a model of hyperaldosteronism was established by the subcutaneous administration of aldosterone to rats with the osmotic minipumps for 4 weeks. Serum aldosterone and CRP levels were determined with a radioimmunoassay and ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), respectively. The results showed that eplerenone inhibited aldosterone-induced mRNA and protein expression of CRP in VSMCs in vitro and in vivo, and decreased the circulating CRP level of hyperaldosteronism rats. Meanwhile, eplerenone reduced aldosterone-stimulated ROS generation and aldosterone-activated ERK1/2 phosphorylation in VSMCs. In summary, eplerenone inhibits aldosterone-induced CRP generation in VSMCs by regulating the MR-ROS-ERK1/2 signal pathway. These results provide new evidence for the potential anti-inflammatory effect of eplerenone.
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- Xiaolu Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Department of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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Meguro M, Miyauchi S, Kanao Y, Naito S, Suzuki K, Inoue S, Yamada K, Homma T, Chiba K, Nara F, Furuzono S. 4-Anilino-pyrimidine, novel aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) inhibitors bearing pyrimidine structures. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:1902-1906. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Following extensive clinical research, drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin system have been used for the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, chronic renal failure and for reducing the risk of developing major cardiovascular (CV) events. This review examines all mega trials (those involving >1000 patients) and smaller pivotal trials involving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is; 25 mega trials) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs; 27 mega trials) to provide perspective on the huge database of evidence that has accumulated on the use of these drugs. Our review demonstrates that ACE-Is and ARBs are generally as effective as conventional therapies in the treatment of hypertension, but offer additional cardioprotective benefits in patients with heart failure, and in those who have experienced myocardial infarction. Also, both ACE-Is and ARBs are capable of renal protection in addition to their blood-pressure-lowering effects. Although ACE-Is and ARBs provide major benefits to CV patients, doubts remain over the concept of blood-pressure-independent CV protection offered by both classes of drugs. ACE-Is and ARBs appear to be equally effective with respect to morbidity and mortality endpoints, but ARBs are better tolerated. Considering the available evidence, the combined use of an ACE-I and ARB should be avoided and full doses of either ACE-I or ARB should be aimed for as evidence suggests they provide a greater prognostic benefit.
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- Rainer Düsing
- Hypertoniezentrum Bonn, Am Burgweiher 52-54, 53123 Bonn, Germany
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The first mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist, spironolactone, was developed almost 60 years ago to treat primary aldosteronism and pathological edema. Its use waned in part because of its lack of selectivity. Subsequently, knowledge of the scope of MR function was expanded along with clinical evidence of the therapeutic importance of MR antagonists to prevent the ravages of inappropriate MR activation. Forty-two years elapsed between the first and MR-selective second generation of MR antagonists. Fifteen years later, despite serious shortcomings of the existing antagonists, a third-generation antagonist has yet to be marketed. Progress has been slowed by the lack of appreciation of the large variety of cell types that express the MR and its diverse cell-type-specific actions, and also its unique complex interaction actions at the molecular level. New MR antagonists should preferentially target the inflammatory and fibrotic effects of MR and perhaps its excitatory effects on sympathetic nervous system, but not the renal tubular epithelium or neurons of the cortex and hippocampus. This review briefly describes efforts to develop a third-generation MR antagonist and why fourth generation antagonists and selective agonists based on structural determinants of tissue and ligand-specific MR activation should be contemplated.
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Discovery of Potential Inhibitors of Aldosterone Synthase from Chinese Herbs Using Pharmacophore Modeling, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:4182595. [PMID: 27781210 PMCID: PMC5065998 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4182595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) is a key enzyme for the biosynthesis of aldosterone, which plays a significant role for the regulation of blood pressure. Excess aldosterone can cause the dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and lead to hypertension. Therefore, research and development of CYP11B2 inhibitor are regarded as a novel approach for the treatment of hypertension. In this study, the pharmacophore models of CYP11B2 inhibitors were generated and the optimal model was used to identify potential CYP11B2 inhibitors from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Database (TCMD, Version 2009). The hits were further refined by molecular docking and the interactions between compounds and CYP11B2 were analyzed. Compounds with high Fitvalue, high docking score, and expected interactions with key residues were selected as potential CYP11B2 inhibitors. Two most promising compounds, ethyl caffeate and labiatenic acid, with high Fitvalue and docking score were reserved for molecular dynamics (MD) study. All of them have stability of ligand binding which suggested that they might perform the inhibitory effect on CYP11B2. This study provided candidates for novel drug-like CYP11B2 inhibitors by molecular simulation methods for the hypertension treatment.
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Weldon SM, Cerny MA, Gueneva-Boucheva K, Cogan D, Guo X, Moss N, Parmentier JH, Richman JR, Reinhart GA, Brown NF. Selectivity of BI 689648, a Novel, Highly Selective Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitor: Comparison with FAD286 and LCI699 in Nonhuman Primates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 359:142-50. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.116.236463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhou H, Xi D, Liu J, Zhao J, Chen S, Guo Z. Spirolactone provides protection from renal fibrosis by inhibiting the endothelial-mesenchymal transition in isoprenaline-induced heart failure in rats. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2016; 10:1581-8. [PMID: 27217725 PMCID: PMC4862356 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s100095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Background Fibrosis results in excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins, collagen component alteration, and abnormalities in structure and is partly derived from a process called the endothelial–mesenchymal transition involving transforming growth factor β (TGF-β). We investigated whether spironolactone, an aldosterone receptor blocker, attenuated isoprenaline (Iso)-induced heart failure in rats and also studied the mechanism for the same. Methods Sprague–Dawley rats were subcutaneously injected with Iso to induce heart failure, which promoted renal fibrosis; rats with spironolactone treatment were given a gavage of spironolactone (30 or 60 mg/kg/d, for 21 days). Cardiac function and fibrosis indices were measured. Pathological alterations and expression of Type I and III collagen, α-smooth muscle actin, cluster of differentiation-31, and TGF-β were examined. Results In Iso-induced heart failure in rats, spironolactone significantly improved cardiac function and decreased myocardial fibrosis, reduced collagen fibrous proliferation in kidney, reduced expression of Type I and III collagen, increased the expression of cluster of differentiation-31, and decreased the expression of α-smooth muscle actin and TGF-β. Conclusion Spironolactone may prevent renal fibrosis by inhibiting the endothelial–mesenchymal transition.
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- Hao Zhou
- Division of Cardiology, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Rita Bernhardt
- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Aldosterone Induces Renal Fibrosis and Inflammatory M1-Macrophage Subtype via Mineralocorticoid Receptor in Rats. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0145946. [PMID: 26730742 PMCID: PMC4701403 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We aimed to evaluate macrophages heterogeneity and structural, functional and inflammatory alterations in rat kidney by aldosterone + salt administration. The effects of treatment with spironolactone on above parameters were also analyzed. Male Wistar rats received aldosterone (1 mgkg-1d-1) + 1% NaCl for 3 weeks. Half of the animals were treated with spironolactone (200 mg kg-1d-1). Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were elevated (p<0.05) in aldosterone + salt–treated rats. Relative kidney weight, collagen content, fibronectin, macrophage infiltrate, CTGF, Col I, MMP2, TNF-α, CD68, Arg2, and SGK-1 were increased (p<0.05) in aldosterone + salt–treated rats, being reduced by spironolactone (p<0.05). Increased iNOS and IFN-γ mRNA gene expression (M1 macrophage markers) was observed in aldosterone + salt rats, whereas no significant differences were observed in IL-10 and gene ArgI mRNA expression or ED2 protein content (M2 macrophage markers). All the observed changes were blocked with spironolactone treatment. Macrophage depletion with liposomal clodronate reduced macrophage influx and inflammatory M1 markers (INF-γ or iNOS), whereas interstitial fibrosis was only partially reduced after this intervention, in aldosterone plus salt-treated rats. In conclusion, aldosterone + salt administration mediates inflammatory M1 macrophage phenotype and increased fibrosis throughout mineralocorticoid receptors activation.
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Bernardi S, Michelli A, Zuolo G, Candido R, Fabris B. Update on RAAS Modulation for the Treatment of Diabetic Cardiovascular Disease. J Diabetes Res 2016; 2016:8917578. [PMID: 27652272 PMCID: PMC5019930 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8917578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Since the advent of insulin, the improvements in diabetes detection and the therapies to treat hyperglycemia have reduced the mortality of acute metabolic emergencies, such that today chronic complications are the major cause of morbidity and mortality among diabetic patients. More than half of the mortality that is seen in the diabetic population can be ascribed to cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes not only myocardial infarction due to premature atherosclerosis but also diabetic cardiomyopathy. The importance of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) antagonism in the prevention of diabetic CVD has demonstrated the key role that the RAAS plays in diabetic CVD onset and development. Today, ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers represent the first line therapy for primary and secondary CVD prevention in patients with diabetes. Recent research has uncovered new dimensions of the RAAS and, therefore, new potential therapeutic targets against diabetic CVD. Here we describe the timeline of paradigm shifts in RAAS understanding, how diabetes modifies the RAAS, and what new parts of the RAAS pathway could be targeted in order to achieve RAAS modulation against diabetic CVD.
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- Stella Bernardi
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
- Division of Medicina Clinica, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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- Diabetes Centre, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Via Puccini, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
- Division of Medicina Clinica, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste (ASUITS), Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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Schiffer L, Brixius-Anderko S, Hannemann F, Zapp J, Neunzig J, Thevis M, Bernhardt R. Metabolism of Oral Turinabol by Human Steroid Hormone-Synthesizing Cytochrome P450 Enzymes. Drug Metab Dispos 2015; 44:227-37. [DOI: 10.1124/dmd.115.066829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Thomas B, Weir MR. The Evaluation and Therapeutic Management of Hypertension in the Transplant Patient. Curr Cardiol Rep 2015; 17:95. [DOI: 10.1007/s11886-015-0647-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Tatsumoto N, Yamada S, Tokumoto M, Eriguchi M, Noguchi H, Torisu K, Tsuruya K, Kitazono T. Spironolactone ameliorates arterial medial calcification in uremic rats: the role of mineralocorticoid receptor signaling in vascular calcification. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015; 309:F967-79. [PMID: 26336165 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00669.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Vascular calcification (VC) is a critical complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The effects of spironolactone (SPL), a mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist, on VC have not been fully investigated in CKD. The present in vivo study determined the protective effects of SPL on VC in CKD rats. Rats were divided into a control group and four groups of rats with adenine-induced CKD. Three groups were treated with 0, 50, and 100 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1) SPL for 8 wk, and one group was treated with 100 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1) SPL for the last 2 wk of the 8-wk treatment period. After 8 wk, CKD rats developed azotemia and hyperphosphatemia, with increases in the expression of serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase-1 and sodium-phosphate cotransporter, in inflammation and oxidative stress level, in osteogenic signaling and apoptosis, and in aortic calcification, compared with control rats. SPL dose dependently decreased these changes in the aortas, concomitant with improvements in renal inflammation, tubulointerstitial nephritis, and kidney function. SPL neither lowered blood pressure level nor induced hyperkalemia. Treatment of CKD rats for the last 2 wk with 100 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1) SPL attenuated VC compared with CKD rats with the same degree of kidney function and hyperphosphatemia. In conclusion, SPL dose dependently inhibits the progression of VC by suppressing MR signaling, local inflammation, osteogenic transition, and apoptosis in the aortas of CKD rats.
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- Narihito Tatsumoto
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Division of Internal Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College Medical and Dental Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College Medical and Dental Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Integrated Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Wang L, Mao N, Tan RZ, Wang HL, Wen J, Liu YH, Furhad M, Fan JM. Ginsenoside Rg1 reduces aldosterone-induced autophagy via the AMPK/mTOR pathway in NRK-52E cells. Int J Mol Med 2015; 36:518-26. [PMID: 26063203 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Aldosterone is a steroid hormone secreted from the adrenal cortex, which regulates blood pressure. Higher concentrations of aldosterone can cause several diseases, including hypertension, diabetic nephropathy and chronic kidney disease. Previous reports have demonstrated that aldosterone has a pathogenic role in renal injury via reactive oxygen species (ROS), which involves the regulation of autophagy. However, whether aldosterone can induce autophagy in renal tubular cells remains to be elucidated. In the present study, elevated autophagy was observed in rat renal tubular NRK-52E cells exposed to aldosterone, which was demonstrated by the increased number of autophagosomes, conversion of LC3-I to LC3-II and the expression of Beclin-1. The enhanced autophagy was accompanied by increased production of intracellular ROS, which was reversed by N-acetylcysteine, a specific inhibitor of ROS signaling. Furthermore, treatment with ginsenoside Rg1 reduced the aldosterone-induced autophagy and production of ROS, possibly through reducing the phosphorylation of AMPK and preserving mTOR activity. These findings demonstrated that aldosterone promoted ROS generation and increased autophagy in the NRK-52E cells. Ginsenoside Rg1 effectively relieved aldosterone-induced oxidative stress and abnormal autophagy, suggesting that Rg1 may be used as a potential therapeutic drug to inhibit the renal injury, which is induced by aldosterone.
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- Li Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Human Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Combine Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Combine Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Research Center of Combine Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Human Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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Hamlyn JM, Manunta P. Endogenous cardiotonic steroids in kidney failure: a review and an hypothesis. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2015; 22:232-44. [PMID: 25908473 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In response to progressive nephron loss, volume and humoral signals in the circulation have increasing relevance. These signals, including plasma sodium, angiotensin II, and those related to volume status, activate a slow neuromodulatory pathway within the central nervous system (CNS). The slow CNS pathway includes specific receptors for angiotensin II, mineralocorticoids, and endogenous ouabain (EO). Stimulation of the pathway leads to elevated sympathetic nervous system activity (SNA) and increased circulating EO. The sustained elevation of circulating EO (or ouabain) stimulates central and peripheral mechanisms that amplify the impact of SNA on vascular tone. These include changes in synaptic plasticity in the brain and sympathetic ganglia that increase preganglionic tone and amplify ganglionic transmission, amplification of the impact of SNA on arterial tone in the vascular wall, and the reprogramming of calcium signaling proteins in arterial myocytes. These increase SNA, raise basal and evoked arterial tone, and elevate blood pressure (BP). In the setting of CKD, we suggest that sustained activation/elevation of the slow CNS pathway, plasma EO, and the cardiotonic steroid marinobufagenin, comprises a feed-forward system that raises BP and accelerates kidney and cardiac damage. Block of the slow CNS pathway and/or circulating EO and marinobufagenin may reduce BP and slow the progression to ESRD.
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Ng KP, Arnold J, Sharif A, Gill P, Townend JN, Ferro CJ. Cardiovascular actions of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2015; 16:599-613. [PMID: 25784710 DOI: 10.1177/1470320315575849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The safety and actions of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists on surrogate markers of cardiovascular disease as well as major patient level cardiovascular end-points in patients with chronic kidney disease are unclear. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, Trip Database, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Renal Group specialized register, Current Controlled Trials and clinicaltrials.gov were searched for relevant trials. RESULTS Twenty-nine trials (1581 patients) were included. Overall, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists lowered both systolic and diastolic blood pressure (-5.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) -8.65, -1.82 mmHg; p=0.003 and -1.96, 95% CI -3.22, -0.69 mmHg; p=0.002 respectively). There were insufficient data to perform a meta-analysis of other cardiovascular effects. However, a systematic review of the studies included suggested a consistent improvement in surrogate markers of cardiovascular disease. Overall, the use of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists was associated with an increased serum potassium (0.23, 95% CI 0.13, 0.33 mmol/l; p<0.0001) and higher risk ratio (1.76, 95% CI 1.20, 2.57; p=0.001) of hyperkalemia. Data on long-term cardiovascular outcomes and mortality were not available in any of the trials. CONCLUSIONS The long-term effects of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists on cardiovascular events, mortality and safety need to be established.
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- Khai P Ng
- Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Birmingham, UK
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- Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Birmingham, UK
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Regoli D, Gobeil F. Critical insights into the beneficial and protective actions of the kallikrein-kinin system. Vascul Pharmacol 2015; 64:1-10. [PMID: 25579779 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hypertension is characterized by an imbalance between the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and the kallikrein-kinin system (KKS). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II AT-1 receptor antagonists (also known as sartans or ARBs) are potent modulators of these systems and are highly effective as first-line treatments for hypertension, diabetic nephropathies, and diseases of the brain and coronary arteries. However, these agents are mechanistically distinct and should not be considered interchangeable. In this mini-review, we provide novel insights into the often neglected roles of the KKS in the beneficial, protective, and reparative actions of ACEIs. Indeed, ACEIs are the only antihypertensive drugs that properly reduce the imbalance between the RAS and the KKS, thereby restoring optimal cardiovascular homeostasis and significantly reducing morbidity and the risk of all-cause mortality among individuals affected by hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.
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- Domenico Regoli
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, J1H 5N4.
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Artunc F, Lang F. Mineralocorticoid and SGK1-sensitive inflammation and tissue fibrosis. Nephron Clin Pract 2014; 128:35-9. [PMID: 25377230 DOI: 10.1159/000368267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Effects of mineralocorticoids are not restricted to regulation of epithelial salt transport, extracellular volume and blood pressure; mineralocorticoids also influence a wide variety of seemingly unrelated functions such as inflammation and fibrosis. The present brief review addresses the role of mineralocorticoids in the orchestration of these latter processes. Mineralocorticoids foster inflammation as well as vascular, cardiac, renal and peritoneal fibrosis. Mechanisms involved in mineralocorticoid-sensitive inflammation and fibrosis include the serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 (SGK1), which is genomically upregulated by mineralocorticoids and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), and stimulated by mineralocorticoid-sensitive phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase. SGK1 upregulates the inflammatory transcription factor nuclear factor-κB, which in turn stimulates the expression of diverse inflammatory mediators including connective tissue growth factor. Moreover, SGK1 inhibits the degradation of the TGF-β-dependent transcription factors Smad2/3. Mineralocorticoids foster the development of TH17 cells, which is compromised following SGK1 deletion. Excessive SGK1 expression is observed in a wide variety of fibrosing diseases including lung fibrosis, diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephritis, obstructive kidney disease, experimental nephrotic syndrome, obstructive nephropathy, liver cirrhosis, fibrosing pancreatitis, peritoneal fibrosis, Crohn's disease and celiac disease. The untoward inflammatory and fibrosing effects of mineralocorticoids could be blunted or even reversed by mineralocorticoid receptor blockers, which may thus be considered in the treatment of inflammatory and/or fibrosing disease.
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- Ferruh Artunc
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Murck H, Büttner M, Kircher T, Konrad C. Genetic, Molecular and Clinical Determinants for the Involvement of Aldosterone and Its Receptors in Major Depression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 128:17-25. [DOI: 10.1159/000368265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Classical effects of mineralocorticoids include stimulation of Na(+) reabsorption and K(+) secretion in the kidney and other epithelia including colon and several glands. Moreover, mineralocorticoids enhance the excretion of Mg(2+) and renal tubular H(+) secretion. The renal salt retention following mineralocorticoid excess leads to extracellular volume expansion and hypertension. The increase of blood pressure following mineralocorticoid excess is, however, not only the result of volume expansion but may result from stiff endothelial cell syndrome impairing the release of vasodilating nitric oxide. Beyond that, mineralocorticoids are involved in the regulation of a wide variety of further functions, including cardiac fibrosis, platelet activation, neuronal function and survival, inflammation as well as vascular and tissue fibrosis and calcification. Those functions are briefly discussed in this short introduction to the special issue. Beyond that, further contributions of this special issue amplify on mineralocorticoid-induced sodium appetite and renal salt retention, the role of mineralocorticoids in the regulation of acid-base balance, the involvement of aldosterone and its receptors in major depression, the mineralocorticoid stimulation of inflammation and tissue fibrosis and the effect of aldosterone on osteoinductive signaling and vascular calcification. Clearly, still much is to be learned about the various ramifications of mineralocorticoid-sensitive physiology and pathophysiology.
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- Florian Lang
- Department of Physiology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Swarnabala S, Gattu M, Perry B, Cho Y, Lockey RF, Kolliputi N. ROMO1 links oxidative stress to mitochondrial integrity. J Cell Commun Signal 2014; 9:73-5. [PMID: 25301301 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-014-0249-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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- Sri Swarnabala
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 19, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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Zhang X, Liu J, Pang X, Zhao J, Wang S, Wu D. Aldosterone induces C-reactive protein expression via MR-ROS-MAPK-NF-κB signal pathway in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2014; 395:61-8. [PMID: 25109280 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in the vessel. As a representative inflammatory cytokine, C-reactive protein (CRP) participates in atherogenesis. Although hyperaldosteronism is known to evoke inflammatory response in several tissues and cell types, there is no direct evidence to demonstrate the proinflammatory effect of aldosterone on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) through CRP. In this study, we observed the effect of aldosterone on CRP expression and the molecular mechanisms in rat VSMCs. The results showed that aldosterone induced CRP expression in VSMCs in vitro and in vivo. Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist spironolactone abolished aldosterone-induced CRP expression. In addition, aldosterone stimulated generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and activated ERK1/2 phosphorylation, whereas spironolactone inhibited aldosterone-stimulated ROS generation and ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Antioxidant NAC decreased aldosterone-induced CRP expression and ERK1/2 phosphorylation. The further study confirmed that ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 and NF-κB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate both depressed aldosterone-induced CRP expression. These demonstrate that aldosterone is able to induce CRP expression via MR-ROS-ERK1/2-NF-κB signal pathway in VSMCs, which provides a new evidence for the proinflammatory and proatherosclerotic effects of aldosterone.
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- Xiaolu Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061, China
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Bruder-Nascimento T, da Silva MAB, Tostes RC. The involvement of aldosterone on vascular insulin resistance: implications in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2014; 6:90. [PMID: 25352918 PMCID: PMC4210491 DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-6-90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Aldosterone, a mineralocorticoid hormone produced at the adrenal glands, controls corporal hydroelectrolytic balance and, consequently, has a key role in blood pressure adjustments. Aldosterone also has direct effects in many organs, including the vasculature, leading to many cellular events that influence proliferation, migration, inflammation, redox balance and apoptosis. Aldosterone effects depend on its binding to mineralocorticoid receptors (MR). Aldosterone binding to MR triggers two pathways, the genomic pathway and the non-genomic pathway. In the vasculature e.g., activation of the non-genomic pathway by aldosterone induces rapid effects that involve activation of kinases, phosphatases, transcriptional factors and NAD(P)H oxidases. Aldosterone also plays a crucial role on systemic and vascular insulin resistance, i.e. the inability of a tissue to respond to insulin. Insulin has a critical role on cell function and vascular insulin resistance is considered an early contributor to vascular damage. Accordingly, aldosterone impairs insulin receptor (IR) signaling by altering the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/nitric oxide (NO) pathway and by inducing oxidative stress and crosstalk between the IR and the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R). This mini-review focuses on the relationship between aldosterone and vascular insulin resistance. Evidence indicating MR antagonists as therapeutic tools to minimize vascular injury associated with obesity and diabetes type 2 is also discussed.
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- Thiago Bruder-Nascimento
- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirao Preto, SP 14049-900 Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirao Preto, SP 14049-900 Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Av Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirao Preto, SP 14049-900 Brazil
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Dorrance AM. Interfering with mineralocorticoid receptor activation: the past, present, and future. F1000PRIME REPORTS 2014; 6:61. [PMID: 25165560 PMCID: PMC4126546 DOI: 10.12703/p6-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Aldosterone is a potent mineralocorticoid produced by the adrenal gland. Aldosterone binds to and activates the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in a plethora of tissues, but the cardiovascular actions of aldosterone are of primary interest clinically. Although MR antagonists were developed as antihypertensive agents, they are now considered to be important therapeutic options for patients with heart failure. Specifically, blocking only the MR has proven to be a difficult task because of its similarity to other steroid receptors, including the androgen and progesterone receptors. This lack of specificity caused the use of the first-generation mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists to be fraught with difficulty because of the side effects produced by drug administration. However, in recent years, several advances have been made that could potentially increase the clinical use of agents that inhibit the actions of aldosterone. These will be discussed here along with some examples of the beneficial effects of these new therapeutic agents.
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