Vasoactive peptides (Katzung) COPY Flashcards
Renin Release Blockers
Clonidine
Propranolol
Renin Release Blockers - Effects
Arteriolar dilation
Decreased aldosterone secretion
Increased sodium and water excretion
Renin Release Blockers - Clinical use
Hypertension
Clonidine - MoA
Causing a centrally mediated reduction in renal sympathetic nerve activity, and it may also exert a direct intrarenal action.
Propranolol - MoA
Blocking the intrarenal and extrarenal β receptors involved in the neural control of renin release.
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Losartan Valsartan Eprosartan Irbesartan Candasartan Olmesatran Telmisartan
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - MoA
Selective competitive antagonist of angiotensin AT1 receptors
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - Effects
Arteriolar dilation
Decreased aldosterone secretion
Increased sodium and water excretion
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - Clinical use
Hypertension
Diabetic nephropathy
Heart failure (Alternative when ACE inhibitors are not tolerated)
Combination therapy with an ACE inhibitor
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - Adverse effects and Contraindication
Cough (low incidence)
Sprue-like enteropathy
Contraindication: Nondiabetic renal disease and pregnancy
Losartan - Clinical use
Marfan syndrome (By blocking ANG II, which decrease TGF-β, which is usually increased in Marfan syndrome)
Valsartan - Clinical use
Decrease the incidence of diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance.
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Enalapril
Captopril
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - MoA
Inhibits conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
They also inhibit the degradation of other substances, including bradykinin, substance P, and enkephalins.
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - Effects
Arteriolar dilation
Decreased aldosterone secretion
Increased sodium and water excretion
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - Clinical use
Hypertension
Heart failure
Left Ventricular dysfunction
Diabetic nephropathy
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - Adverse effects and Contraindications
Cough
Angioedema
Contraindications: Pregnancy because they cause fetal kidney damage.
Renin Inhibitors
Aliskiren
Renin Inhibitors - MoA
Inhibits plasma renin activity
Renin Inhibitors - Effects
Arteriolar dilation
Decreased aldosterone secretion
Increased sodium and water excretion
Renin Inhibitors - Clinical use
Hypertension
Aliskiren - Contraindication
Pregnancy
Kinin Inhibitors
Icatibant
Ecallantide
Cinryze, Berinert
Aprotinin
Kinin Inhibitors - MoA
Selective antagonist of kinin B2 receptors