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The effect of RAAS blockade on the progression of diabetic nephropathy

The effect of RAAS blockade on the progression of diabetic nephropathy Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) blockade using angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers, which have antihypertensive and antialbuminuric properties, has become the cornerstone of treatment of diabetic renal disease As single-agent RAAS blockade does not completely block RAAS activation the residual renal risk of treated patients is high Data from clinical trials of dual RAAS blockade (including the use of aldosterone blockers or renin inhibitors) are contradictory and safety remains a concern Possible alternatives to dual RAAS blockade include restricting dietary sodium, increasing drug doses or using novel drugs to block the deleterious effects of RAAS activation whilst preserving its physiological role Novel omic techniques might enable the identification of patients who are most likely to benefit from RAAS blockade and the individual tailoring of interventions http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Reviews Nephrology Springer Journals

The effect of RAAS blockade on the progression of diabetic nephropathy

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Medicine/Public Health, general; Nephrology
ISSN
1759-5061
eISSN
1759-507X
DOI
10.1038/nrneph.2013.251
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Abstract

Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) blockade using angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers, which have antihypertensive and antialbuminuric properties, has become the cornerstone of treatment of diabetic renal disease As single-agent RAAS blockade does not completely block RAAS activation the residual renal risk of treated patients is high Data from clinical trials of dual RAAS blockade (including the use of aldosterone blockers or renin inhibitors) are contradictory and safety remains a concern Possible alternatives to dual RAAS blockade include restricting dietary sodium, increasing drug doses or using novel drugs to block the deleterious effects of RAAS activation whilst preserving its physiological role Novel omic techniques might enable the identification of patients who are most likely to benefit from RAAS blockade and the individual tailoring of interventions

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Nature Reviews NephrologySpringer Journals

Published: Dec 3, 2013

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