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ReviewHypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension2015

The necessity and effectiveness of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

Atsuhisa Sato

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Review in Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Efficiency and specificity of RAAS inhibitors in cardiovascular diseases: how to achieve better end-organ protection?Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2017
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  8. Blood pressure management in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2017
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  9. Intrarenal renin-angiotensin system activity is augmented after initiation of dialysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2017
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  10. Circadian blood pressure rhythm as a possible key target of SGLT2 inhibitors used for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2016
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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Atsuhisa SatoDepartment of Internal Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Mita Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and diabetic nephropathy is the most common primary disease necessitating dialysis treatment in the world including Japan. Major guidelines for treatment of hypertension in Japan, the United States and Europe recommend the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers, which suppress the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), as the antihypertensive drugs of first choice in patients with coexisting diabetes. However, even with the administration of RAS inhibitors, failure to achieve adequate anti-albuminuric, renoprotective effects and a reduction in cardiovascular events has also been reported. Inadequate blockade of aldosterone may be one of the reasons why long-term administration of RAS inhibitors may not be sufficiently effective in patients with diabetic nephropathy. This review focuses on treatment in diabetic nephropathy and discusses the significance of aldosterone blockade. In pre-nephropathy without overt nephropathy, a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist can be used to enhance the blood pressure-lowering effects of RAS inhibitors, improve insulin resistance and prevent clinical progression of nephropathy. In CKD categories A2 and A3, the addition of a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist to an RAS inhibitor can help to maintain 'long-term' antiproteinuric and anti-albuminuric effects. However, in category G3a and higher, sufficient attention must be paid to hyperkalemia. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are not currently recommended as standard treatment in diabetic nephropathy. However, many studies have shown promise of better renoprotective effects if mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are appropriately used.

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Blood PressureDiabetic NephropathiesHumansHypertensionMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsMineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists

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PMID25762415
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