title: Pharmacological management of renal fibrotic disease.
abstract: Chronic kidney diseases frequently advance to end-stage renal failure, and the number of patients affected is steadily increasing worldwide. At the molecular level, progression of renal insufficiency correlates closely with ongoing pathological matrix protein expansion (i.e., renal fibrosis), in a manner independent of the underlying disorder. Overactivity of the renin-angiotensin system and of the TGF-beta system have been identified as key mediators of kidney matrix accumulation, and are principal targets in the management of chronic renal disease. This review provides a recent overview of the therapeutic options that are clinically established, and of novel molecular strategies that will approach clinical practice in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Humboldt University, Schumannstrasse 20/21D-10098 Berlin, Germany. Jens.Gaedeke@charite.de
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaedeke
authors.forename: Hans-H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Neumayer
authors.forename: Harm
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D000804:Angiotensin II