title: Telmisartan, its potential therapeutic implications in cardiometabolic disorders.
abstract: There is a growing body of evidence that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Indeed, large clinical trials have demonstrated substantial benefit of the blockade of this system for cardiovascular-organ protection. Although several types of angiotensin II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor blockers (ARBs) are commercially available for the treatment of patients with hypertension, we have recently found that telmisartan (Micardis) could have the strongest binding affinity to AT(1) receptor. Telmisartan will be a promising cardiometabolic sartan due to its unique peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma)-inducing properties as well. In this review, we focused on telmisartan, and discussed its potential therapeutic implications in cardiometabolic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan. shoichi@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Sho-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000187:drug effects; D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects; D000077333:Telmisartan
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D001565:Benzoates; D047495:PPAR gamma; D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D000077333:Telmisartan