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Int J Endocrinol. 2012;2012:519467. doi: 10.1155/2012/519467. Epub 2012 Oct 11.

Suppression of aldosterone synthesis and secretion by ca(2+) channel antagonists.

International journal of endocrinology

Keiichi Ikeda, Tsuyoshi Isaka, Kouki Fujioka, Yoshinobu Manome, Katsuyoshi Tojo

Affiliations

  1. Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of DNA Medicine, Research Center for Medical Sciences, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.

PMID: 23097668 PMCID: PMC3477571 DOI: 10.1155/2012/519467

Abstract

Aldosterone, a specific mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) agonist and a key player in the development of hypertension, is synthesized as a final product of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Hypertension can be generally treated by negating the effects of angiotensin II through the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) or angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists (ARBs). However, the efficacy of angiotensin II blockade by such drugs is sometimes diminished by the so-called "aldosterone breakthrough" effect, by which ACE-Is or ARBs (renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors) gradually lose their effectiveness against hypertension due to the overproduction of aldosterone, known as primary aldosteronism. Although MR antagonists are used to antagonize the effects of aldosterone, these drugs may, however, give rise to life-threatening adverse actions, such as hyperkalemia, particularly when used in conjunction with RAS inhibitors. Recently, several groups have reported that some dihydropyridine Ca(2+) channel blockers (CCBs) have inhibitory actions on aldosterone production in in vitro and in the clinical setting. Therefore, the use of such dihydropyridine CCBs to treat aldosterone-related hypertension may prove beneficial to circumvent such therapeutic problems. In this paper, we discuss the mechanism of action of CCBs on aldosterone production and clinical perspectives for CCB use to inhibit MR activity in hypertensive patients.

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