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Bankir L, Guerrot D, Bichet DG. Vaptans or voluntary increased hydration to protect the kidney: how do they compare? Nephrol Dial Transplant 2023; 38:562-574. [PMID: 34586414 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The adverse effects of vasopressin (AVP) in diverse forms of chronic kidney disease have been well described. They depend on the antidiuretic action of AVP mediated by V2 receptors (V2R). Tolvaptan, a selective V2R antagonist, is now largely used for the treatment of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Another way to reduce the adverse effects of AVP is to reduce endogenous AVP secretion by a voluntary increase in fluid intake. These two approaches differ in several ways, including the level of thirst and AVP. With voluntary increased drinking, plasma osmolality will decline and so will AVP secretion. Thus, not only will V2R-mediated effects be reduced, but also those mediated by V1a and V1b receptors (V1aR and V1bR). In contrast, selective V2R antagonism will induce a loss of fluid that will stimulate AVP secretion and thus increase AVP's influence on V1a and V1b receptors. V1aR is expressed in the luminal side of the collecting duct (CD) and in inner medullary interstitial cells, and their activation induces the production of prostaglandins, mostly prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Intrarenal PGE2 has been shown to reduce sodium and water reabsorption in the CD and increase blood flow in the renal medulla, both effects contributing to increase sodium and water excretion and reduce urine-concentrating activity. Conversely, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to induce significant water and sodium retention and potentiate the antidiuretic effects of AVP. Thus, during V2R antagonism, V1aR-mediated actions may be responsible for part of the diuresis observed with this drug. These V1aR-dependent effects do not take place with a voluntary increase in fluid intake. In summary, while both strategies may have beneficial effects, the information reviewed here leads us to assume that pharmacological V2R antagonism, with resulting stimulation of V1aR and increased PGE2 production, may provide greater benefit than voluntary high water intake. The influence of tolvaptan on the PGE2 excretion rate and the possibility to use somewhat lower tolvaptan doses than presently prescribed remain to be evaluated.
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- Lise Bankir
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,CNRS, ERL 8228-Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies, Paris, France
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- Départment de Néphrologie, Hôpital Universitaire de Rouen, Rouen, France.,Université de Normandie, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, Rouen, France
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- Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Département de Pharmacologie, Département de Physiologie, and Département de Médecine, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Bhatt AS, Yanamandala M, Konstam MA. For vaptans, as for life, balance is better. Eur J Heart Fail 2020; 23:751-753. [PMID: 33125825 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Ankeet S Bhatt
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- The CardioVascular Center of Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Mondritzki T, Mai TA, Vogel J, Pook E, Wasnaire P, Schmeck C, Hüser J, Dinh W, Truebel H, Kolkhof P. Cardiac output improvement by pecavaptan: a novel dual-acting vasopressin V1a/V2 receptor antagonist in experimental heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2020; 23:743-750. [PMID: 32946151 PMCID: PMC8359415 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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AIMS Arginine vasopressin (AVP) mediates deleterious effects via vascular V1a and renal V2 receptors in heart failure (HF). Despite positive short-term decongestive effects in phase II HF studies, selective V2 receptor antagonism has shown no long-term mortality benefit, potentially related to unopposed V1a receptor activation. We compared the novel dual V1a/V2 receptor antagonist pecavaptan with the selective V2 receptor antagonist tolvaptan in pre-clinical HF models. METHODS AND RESULTS In vitro IC50 determination in recombinant cell lines revealed similar receptor selectivity profiles (V2:V1a) of tolvaptan and pecavaptan for human and dog AVP receptors, respectively. Two canine models were used to compare haemodynamic and aquaretic effects: (i) anaesthetised dogs with tachypacing-induced HF, and (ii) conscious telemetric dogs with a non-invasive cardiac output (CO) monitor. Tolvaptan and pecavaptan exhibited no differences in urinary output. In HF dogs, pecavaptan counteracted the AVP-induced increase in afterload and decrease in CO (pecavaptan: 1.83 ± 0.31 L/min; vs. tolvaptan: 1.46 ± 0.07 L/min, P < 0.05). In conscious telemetric animals, pecavaptan led to a significant increase in CO (+0.26 ± 0.17 L/min, P = 0.0086 vs. placebo), in cardiac index (+0.58 ± 0.39 L/min/m2 , P = 0.009 vs. placebo) and a significant decrease in total peripheral resistance (-5348.6 ± 3601.3 dyn × s/cm5 , P < 0.0001 vs. placebo), whereas tolvaptan was without any significant effect. CONCLUSIONS Simultaneous blockade of vascular V1a and renal V2 receptors efficiently induces aquaresis and counteracts AVP-mediated haemodynamic aggravation in HF models. Dual V1a/V2 antagonism may lead to improved outcomes in HF.
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- Thomas Mondritzki
- Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany.,University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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- University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany.,University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany.,University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, HELIOS Clinic Wuppertal, University Hospital Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany.,University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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Recent updates on novel therapeutic targets of cardiovascular diseases. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 476:145-155. [PMID: 32845435 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03891-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In recent times cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality universally, caused more or less 17.7 million casualties with 45% of all illnesses (except communicable ones) in 2015 as per World Health Organization (WHO). According to American National Center for Health Statistics, cardiac disorders are costliest. Moreover, health care expenditures related to cardiac disorders are anticipated to exceed than diabetes and Alzheimer's. Straining of reactive oxygen species with diminished neutralization & inflammation critically adds to atherosclerosis and also proceed to other cardiovascular diseases such as cardiac remodeling and myocardial infarction (MI). In the past few years, researchers revealed multiple drug targets from animal studies and evaluated them in the therapeutics of cardiac disorders, which offered exciting clues for novel therapeutic strategies. Although, only few newer agents approved clinically and actual approaches for treatment are lagging behind. Several novel drugs found effective for the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia and angina pectoris. Detailed mechanism of action, basic and clinical pharmacology of all novel drugs has been discussed in this review.
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Vascular Protection and Decongestion Without Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Stimulation Mediated by a Novel Dual-Acting Vasopressin V1a/V2 Receptor Antagonist. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2019; 74:44-52. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Despite the introduction of multiple new pharmacological agents over the past three decades in the field of heart failure (HF), overall prognosis remains poor. Hyponatremia is prevalent in HF patients and has been suggested as a contributor to poor response to standard therapy. Elevated levels of arginine vasopressin (AVP), a peptide hormone produced in the hypothalamus, play a role in development of hyponatremia, and AVP and its surrogate, copeptin, are related to changes in osmolality, hemodynamics, neuro-hormones as well as in overall outcome in HF patients. Of current pharmacological interest are the selective and non-selective vasopressin receptor antagonists (VRAs), which inhibit vasoconstriction and cardiac remodeling mediated by the V1a receptors in smooth blood vessels, and water retention (increased urine osmolality and decreased water excretion) by increasing aquaporin-2 water channels mediated by the V2 receptors in the renal collecting tubules. The optimal use of VRAs is yet to be determined, especially in patients with congestive HF. Although long-term effects on improvement in mortality have not been shown in the Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study with Tolvaptan (EVEREST) trial, the only long-term outcome trial to date, many short-term studies indicate beneficial aquaretic- and hemodynamic-effects of the VRAs. In contrast to loop diuretics, these new agents tend to increase urine flow and the excretion of electrolyte-free water (so-called aquaresis) in patients with HF, without substantial changes in sodium or potassium excretion. This chapter reviews the role of AVP and copeptin in HF, and the treatment potential of VRAs in HF.
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Effects of Long-term Blockade of Vasopressin Receptor Types 1a and 2 on Cardiac and Renal Damage in a Rat Model of Hypertensive Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2016; 66:487-96. [PMID: 26248278 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effects of chronic blockade of vasopressin type 1a receptors (V1aR) and the additive effects of a type 2 receptor (V2R) antagonist on the treatment of hypertension-induced heart failure and renal injury remain to be unknown. In this study, Dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive rats were chronically treated with a vehicle (CONT), a V1aR antagonist (OPC21268; OPC), a V2R antagonist (tolvaptan; TOLV), or a combination of OPC21268 and tolvaptan (OPC/TOLV) from the pre-hypertrophic stage (6 weeks). No treatment altered blood pressure during the study. Significant improvements were seen in median survival for the OPC and TOLV, and the OPC/TOLV showed a further improvement in Kaplan-Meier analysis. Echocardiography showed suppressed left ventricular hypertrophy in the OPC and OPC/TOLV at 11 weeks with improved function in all treatment groups by 17 weeks. In all treatment groups, improvements were seen in the following: myocardial histological changes, creatinine clearance, urinary albumin excretion, and renal histopathologic damage. Also, key mRNA levels were suppressed (eg, endothelin-1 and collagen). In conclusion, chronic V1aR blockade ameliorated disease progression in this rat model, with additive benefits from the combination of V1aR and V2R antagonists. It was associated with protection of both myocardial and renal damage, independent of blood pressure.
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Bonsu KO, Owusu IK, Buabeng KO, Reidpath DD, Kadirvelu A. Review of novel therapeutic targets for improving heart failure treatment based on experimental and clinical studies. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2016; 12:887-906. [PMID: 27350750 PMCID: PMC4902145 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s106065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is a major public health priority due to its epidemiological transition and the world's aging population. HF is typified by continuous loss of contractile function with reduced, normal, or preserved ejection fraction, elevated vascular resistance, fluid and autonomic imbalance, and ventricular dilatation. Despite considerable advances in the treatment of HF over the past few decades, mortality remains substantial. Pharmacological treatments including β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, and aldosterone antagonists have been proven to prolong the survival of patients with HF. However, there are still instances where patients remain symptomatic, despite optimal use of existing therapeutic agents. This understanding that patients with chronic HF progress into advanced stages despite receiving optimal treatment has increased the quest for alternatives, exploring the roles of additional pathways that contribute to the development and progression of HF. Several pharmacological targets associated with pathogenesis of HF have been identified and novel therapies have emerged. In this work, we review recent evidence from proposed mechanisms to the outcomes of experimental and clinical studies of the novel pharmacological agents that have emerged for the treatment of HF.
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- Kwadwo Osei Bonsu
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Accident and Emergency Directorate, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Clinical and Social Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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Zeng QC, Wu ZL, Huang YL, Hua JH, Ye TC, Lai WY, Ren H, Xu DL. Effects of Qili Qiangxin capsule on renal aquaporin-2 expression in rats with chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J Suppl 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suv030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Wu ZL, Ren H, Lai WY, Lin S, Jiang RY, Ye TC, Shen QB, Zeng QC, Xu DL. Sclederma of Poria cocos exerts its diuretic effect via suppression of renal aquaporin-2 expression in rats with chronic heart failure. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 155:563-571. [PMID: 24933223 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Sclederma of Poria cocos (Hoelen) has been used as a diuretic in traditional Asian medicine. However, the underlying mechanism by which Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) exerts its diuretic effect has not been well identified. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) in rats with chronic heart failure (CHF) induced by acute myocardial infarction and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS An aqueous extract of Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) (2.4 g/kg/d, 1.2 g/kg/d or 0.6 g/kg/d) or furosemide (20 mg/kg/d) was administered orally to male Sprague-Dawley rats starting on the day of coronary ligation. The urine output of all rats was quantified and collected every day for 1 or 4 weeks. The expression of aquaporin-2 (AQP2) was examined after treatment for 1 or 4 weeks. RESULTS Urinary output increased significantly and urinary osmolality decreased after oral administration of Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) for both 1 and 4 weeks. Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) caused less electrolyte disorder than furosemide. Furthermore, Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) reduced the levels of plasma BNP in CHF rats, whereas furosemide had no effect. Importantly, both mRNA and protein expression of AQP2 were down-regulated and urinary excretion of AQP2 was decreased after administration of Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) to CHF rats. Similarly, Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) reduced plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) level and down-regulated vasopressin type 2 receptor (V2R) mRNA expression. CONCLUSIONS Sclederma of Poria cocos (hoelen) exerts its diuretic effect and improves cardiac function in CHF rats via the AVP-V2R-AQP2 axis.
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- Zhen-Li Wu
- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People׳s Republic of China, China; Department of Rheumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People׳s Republic of China, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People׳s Republic of China, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People׳s Republic of China, China.
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Roubille F, Morena M, Leray-Moragues H, Canaud B, Cristol JP, Klouche K. Pharmacologic Therapies for Chronic and Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Specific Insights on Cardiorenal Syndromes. Blood Purif 2014; 37 Suppl 2:20-33. [DOI: 10.1159/000361061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Song MK, Davies NM, Roufogalis BD, Huang THW. Management of cardiorenal metabolic syndrome in diabetes mellitus: a phytotherapeutic perspective. J Diabetes Res 2014; 2014:313718. [PMID: 24818164 PMCID: PMC4003752 DOI: 10.1155/2014/313718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) is a complex disease in which the heart and kidney are simultaneously affected and their deleterious declining functions are reinforced in a feedback cycle, with an accelerated progression. Although the coexistence of kidney and heart failure in the same individual carries an extremely bad prognosis, the exact cause of deterioration and the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the initiation and maintenance of the interaction are complex, multifactorial in nature, and poorly understood. Current therapy includes diuretics, natriuretic hormones, aquaretics (arginine vasopressin antagonists), vasodilators, and inotropes. However, large numbers of patients still develop intractable disease. Moreover, the development of resistance to many standard therapies, such as diuretics and inotropes, has led to an increasing movement toward utilization and development of novel therapies. Herbal and traditional natural medicines may complement or provide an alternative to prevent or delay the progression of CRS. This review provides an analysis of the possible mechanisms and the therapeutic potential of phytotherapeutic medicines for the amelioration of the progression of CRS.
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- Min Kyong Song
- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Pharmacy, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- The University of Sydney, Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Hori M. Tolvaptan for the treatment of hyponatremia and hypervolemia in patients with congestive heart failure. Future Cardiol 2013; 9:163-76. [PMID: 23463968 DOI: 10.2217/fca.13.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Patients with heart failure often show increased arginine vasopressin secretion and enhanced sympathetic and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone activation, which accelerate renal water reabsorption, causing water retention and volume overload. Tolvaptan is an orally active antagonist of arginine vasopressin type 2 receptors in the collecting duct of the kidney that inhibits water reabsorption without substantially affecting the electrolyte balance. Tolvaptan in combination with conventional diuretics improves fluid retention and congestive symptoms in patients with heart failure and volume overload, with minimal effects on hemodynamics and serum potassium. Tolvaptan slightly increases serum sodium concentrations, generally within the normal range. Although it does not seem to affect long-term mortality, tolvaptan does improve short-term water retention and congestive symptoms in heart failure patients with volume overload despite the use of conventional diuretics, and is approved for this indication in Japan.
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- Masatsugu Hori
- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer & Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan.
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