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CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19325
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proteinuria; diabetic nephropathy; avosentan; atrasentan; bosentan; endothelin receptor antagonists; diabetes mellitus
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This systematic review found that endothelin receptor antagonists in combination with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors effectively reduce albuminuria and prevent the progression of diabetic kidney disease. However, more extensive clinical trials are still needed to confirm these relationships.
Diabetic nephropathy is becoming a more predominant cause of end-stage renal disease, as the prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide is on the rise. In this systematic review, we aimed to define the role of endothelin receptor antagonists, in the prevention and treatment of diabetic nephropathy, in addition to determining their safety. For this review, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library databases, in addition to ClinicalTrials.gov, were searched for publications in the last 20 years. We included 14 studies, seven randomized control trials, and seven post hoc analyses in this paper. Atrasentan decreased albuminuria, reduced blood pressure, and improved lipid profiles with more manageable fluid overload related adverse events than avosentan and bosentan. Overall, endothelin receptor antagonists, in combination with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors, effectively reduce albuminuria and prevent the progression of diabetic kidney disease. However, more extensive clinical trials still need to be conducted to confirm these relationships and to learn more about the specific factors affecting their efficacy in individual patients.
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