title: Combination use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in diabetic kidney disease.
abstract: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) have played a major role in slowing the progression of diabetic kidney disease, since they lower urine protein levels, lower blood pressure, and slow progression. Studies have suggested that the combination of ACE-I and ARB offered greater benefits for patients with diabetic kidney disease. In 2008, the large ONTARGET study reported no benefit with combination therapy, as compared with monotherapy. This study has changed practice patterns, but few patients in this study had diabetic kidney disease. In this review, the data in favor of the combination use of these agents in patients with diabetic kidney disease and data against the combination are reviewed. At this time, there is little support for using the combination in diabetic patients with no kidney disease or early stage diabetic kidney disease. But there are patients who may benefit from combination use.
authors: Joslin Diabetes Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Robert.Stanton@joslin.harvard.edu
authors: Robert C
authors: RC
authors: Stanton
mesh_terms: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
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