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- Title
Renoprotective effects of angiotensin II receptor blockade in type 1 diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy.
- Authors
Andersen, Steen; Tarnow, Lise; Rossing, Peter; Hansen, Birgitte V.; Parving, Hans-Henrik
- Abstract
Renoprotective effects of angiotensin II receptor blockade in type 1 diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy. Background. Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce angiotensin II formation and induce bradykinin accumulation. Animal studies suggest that bradykinin may play a role for the effects of ACE inhibition on blood pressure and kidney function. Therefore, we compared the renal and hemodynamic effects of specific intervention in the renin-angiotensin system by blockade of the angiotensin II subtype-1 receptor to the effect of ACE inhibition. Methods. A randomized, double-blind, cross-over trial was performed in 16 type 1 diabetic patients (10 men), age 42 ± 2 years (mean ± sem). The study consisted of five periods, each lasting two months. The patients received losartan 50 mg, losartan 100 mg, enalapril 10 mg, enalapril 20 mg, and placebo in random order. At the end of each period, albuminuria, 24-hour blood pressure, and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were determined. Results. Both doses of losartan and enalapril reduced albuminuria (P < 0.05) and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP; P < 0.05), whereas GFR remained stable. Albuminuria was reduced by 33% (95% CI, 12 to 51) on losartan 50 mg, 44% (95% CI, 26 to 57) on losartan 100 mg, 45% (95% CI, 23 to 61) on enalapril 10 mg, and 59% (95% CI, 39 to 72) on enalapril 20 mg, and MABP fell by 9 ± 2, 8 ± 2, 6 ± 3, and 11 ± 3 mm Hg (mean ± sem), respectively. No significant differences were found between the effects of losartan 100 mg and enalapril 20 mg. HbA1C and sodium intake remained unchanged throughout the study, whereas a significant rise in serum potassium occurred during ACE inhibition. Conclusion. The angiotensin II subtype 1 receptor antagonist, losartan, reduces albuminuria and MABP similar to the effect of ACE inhibition. These results indicate that the reduction in albuminuria and blood pressure during ACE inhibition is primarily...
- Subjects
ANGIOTENSIN II; DIABETIC neuropathies; BRADYKININ; GLOMERULAR filtration rate
- Publication
Kidney International, 2000, Vol 57, Issue 2, p601
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00880.x