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ABSTRACT: Background
In patients with diabetes, albuminuria is a risk marker of end-stage renal disease and cardiovascular events. An increased renin-angiotensin system activity has been reported to play an important role in the pathological processes in these conditions. We compared the effect of aliskiren, a direct renin inhibitor (DRI), with that of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on albuminuria and urinary excretion of angiotensinogen, a marker of intrarenal renin-angiotensin system activity.Methods
We randomly assigned 237 type 2 diabetic patients with high-normal albuminuria (10 to <30 mg/g of albumin-to-creatinine ratio) or microalbuminuria (30 to <300 mg/g) to the DRI group or ARB group (any ARB) with a target blood pressure of <130/80 mmHg. The primary endpoint was a reduction in albuminuria.Results
Twelve patients dropped out during the observation period, and a total of 225 patients were analyzed. During the study period, the systolic and diastolic blood pressures were not different between the groups. The changes in the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio from baseline to the end of the treatment period in the DRI and ARB groups were similar (-5.5% and -6.7%, respectively). In contrast, a significant reduction in the urinary excretion of angiotensinogen was observed in the ARB group but not in the DRI group. In the subgroup analysis, a significant reduction in the albuminuria was observed in the ARB group but not in the DRI group among high-normal albuminuria patients.Conclusion
DRI and ARB reduced albuminuria in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes. In addition, ARB, but not DRI, reduced albuminuria even in patients with normal albuminuria. DRI is not superior to ARB in the reduction of urinary excretion of albumin and angiotensinogen.
SUBMITTER: Uzu T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5198982 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Uzu Takashi T Araki Shin-Ichi SI Kashiwagi Atsunori A Haneda Masakazu M Koya Daisuke D Yokoyama Hiroki H Kida Yasuo Y Ikebuchi Motoyoshi M Nakamura Takaaki T Nishimura Masataka M Takahara Noriko N Obata Toshiyuki T Omichi Nobuyuki N Sakamoto Katsuhiko K Shingu Ryosuke R Taki Hideki H Nagai Yoshio Y Tokuda Hiroaki H Kitada Munehiro M Misawa Miwa M Nishiyama Akira A Kobori Hiroyuki H Maegawa Hiroshi H
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<h4>Background</h4>In patients with diabetes, albuminuria is a risk marker of end-stage renal disease and cardiovascular events. An increased renin-angiotensin system activity has been reported to play an important role in the pathological processes in these conditions. We compared the effect of aliskiren, a direct renin inhibitor (DRI), with that of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on albuminuria and urinary excretion of angiotensinogen, a marker of intrarenal renin-angiotensin system activ ...[more]