title: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy for non-diabetic progressive renal disease.
abstract: Chronic renal disease evolves to end-stage renal failure through events, including enhanced intraglomerular pressure and plasma protein ultrafiltration, mediated at least in part by angiotensin II. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors reduce intracapillary pressure and ameliorate glomerular size-selective function, which may account for their antiproteinuric effect and renoprotective potential. Thus, the Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy study found a significant correlation between enhanced urinary protein excretion and faster disease progression in non-diabetic patients with proteinuric chronic renal disease. In proteinuric non-diabetic renal disease at comparable levels of blood pressure control, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors reduce proteinuria and slow disease progression to end-stage renal failure safely and more effectively than non-angiotensin-converting enzyme therapy. On the contrary, most non-proteinuric chronic renal diseases progress slowly and do not benefit specifically from angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition therapy.
authors.affiliation: Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research Centre for Rare Diseases Aldo e Cele Dacco, Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruggenenti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Remuzzi
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors