Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
Volume 42, Issue 10, Pages 1112-1120Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2012.02676.x
Keywords
Aldosterone; heart failure; mineralocorticoid receptor; myocardial infarction
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Eur J Clin Invest 2012; 42 (10): 11121120 The classical view of aldosterone actions via the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) limited to control of fluid balance and blood pressure homoeostasis has been progressively overcome by clinical and experimental evidence emphasizing the pleiotropic role of MR activation in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Clinical studies have shown the benefit of MR blockade in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure after myocardial infarction (MI), hypertension or diabetic nephropathy. Deleterious effects of MR activation include cardiac structural and electrical remodelling, cardiovascular fibrosis, inflammation and oxidative stress. Complexity of pathophysiological role of MR derives from the presence of circulating glucocorticoids at higher concentrations than aldosterone and the equal affinity of the MR for aldosterone, cortisol and corticosterone. Recent experimental studies using different animal models and genetic tools have deeply explored the cell-specific functional role of MR in cardiovascular pathology. This review addresses emerging preclinical studies as well as ongoing clinical trials regarding MR activation in MI and failure.
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