. Background:. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes, which poses a serious threat to the health and life of patients.
Shengfu Jiao, MB +4 more
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Effects of olmesartan (RNH-6270: (5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-yl)methoxy-4-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-propyl{4-[2-(tetrazol-5-yl)-phenyl]phenyl}methylimidazol-5-carboxylase, an active form of olmesartan medoxomil (CS-866)) was investigated in isolated,
Shigetoshi Chiba, Xiao-Ping Yang
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Calcium channel blockers, more than diuretics, enhance vascular protective effects of angiotensin receptor blockers in salt-loaded hypertensive rats. [PDF]
The combination therapy of an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) with a calcium channel blocker (CCB) or with a diuretic is favorably recommended for the treatment of hypertension.
Eiichiro Yamamoto +9 more
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Mechanisms With Clinical Implications for Atrial Fibrillation–Associated Remodeling: Cathepsin K Expression, Regulation, and Therapeutic Target and Biomarker [PDF]
Background: The cysteine protease cathepsin K (CatK) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. We sought to determine the link between atrial fibrillation (AF) and plasma CatK levels and to investigate the expression of and ...
Cheng, Xian Wu +13 more
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Olmesartan in Management of Proteinuria [PDF]
Proteinuria is a marker and predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Blockade of angiotensin receptor might result in reduction in proteinuria.
Satyanarayan Routray +5 more
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Gastrointestinal Disorder Associated with Olmesartan Mimics Autoimmune Enteropathy.
Background and objectivesAnti-hypertensive treatment with the angiotensin II receptor antagonist olmesartan is a rare cause of severe Sprue-like enteropathy. To substantiate the hypothesis that olmesartan interferes with gut immune homeostasis, clinical,
Sophie Scialom +15 more
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Background and aims: Renal damage in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly associated with mortality. Finding relevant therapeutic candidates that can alleviate it is crucial.
Shilin Zhou +9 more
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The extent to which the clinical effects of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) are related to ambient renin system activity remains poorly defined.
L. M. Resnick +3 more
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Rationale and study design of the Prospective comparison of Angiotensin Receptor neprilysin inhibitor with Angiotensin receptor blocker MEasuring arterial sTiffness in the eldERly (PARAMETER) study. [PDF]
Hypertension in elderly people is characterised by elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) and increased pulse pressure (PP), which indicate large artery ageing and stiffness.
Brunel, P +7 more
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The clinical and phenotypical assessment of seronegative villous atrophy; a prospective UK centre experience evaluating 200 adult cases over a 15-year period (2000-2015). [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Seronegative villous atrophy (SNVA) is commonly attributed to coeliac disease (CD). However, there are other causes of SNVA. More recently angiotensin-2-receptor-blockers (A2RBs) have been reported as an association but data on SNVA have been
Aziz, I. +9 more
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