title: New treatments for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
abstract: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited kidney disease and results from mutations in PKD1 or PKD2. Cyst initiation and expansion arise from a combination of abnormal cell proliferation, fluid secretion and extracellular matrix defects and results in kidney enlargement and interstitial fibrosis. Since its first description over 200 years ago, ADPKD has been considered an untreatable condition and its management is limited to blood pressure reduction and symptomatic treatment of disease complications. Results of the recently reported TEMPO 3/4 trial thus represent a paradigm shift in demonstrating for the first time that cystic disease and loss of renal function can be slowed in humans. In this paper, we review the major therapeutic strategies currently being explored in ADPKD including a range of novel approaches in preclinical models. It is anticipated that the clinical management of ADPKD will undergo a revolution in the next decade with the translation of new treatments into routine clinical use.
authors.affiliation: Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Yang
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Albert C M
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D050396:TRPP Cation Channels / Q000235:genetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D050396:TRPP Cation Channels
keywords: ADPKD; cAMP; calcium; mTOR; therapeutics; vasopressin