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Table I: Effects of dual blockade of the renin angiotensin system in randomized parallel group studies in patients with hypertension.

Author (year) / Patients / N /
Drugs and doses
/ Treatment duration /
Endpoints
(mg o.d.) / (months) / Change in BP / Safety
Azizi (2000) 1 / Essential hypertension
DBP: 95-115 mmHg / 177 / L 50
E10
L50+E10 / 1.5 / L50+E10 > L50 = E10 / L50+E10 was well tolerated with similar incidence of side effects between groups.
Mogensen (2000) 2 / Type 2 diabetes and hypertension
DBP: 90-110 mmHg Microalbuminuria. / 197 / C16
Lis 20
C16+Lis20 / 3 / C16+Lis20 > C16 = Lis20 / C16+Lis20 was well tolerated.
Cough incidence: <10%.
Ruilope (2000) 3 / Hypertensive or normotensive patients with progressive renal failure of various origin. / 109 / V160
V80+B5 or B10 *
V160+B5 or B10 * / 1.5 / V80+B5 or B10 > V160
V160+B5 or B10 > V160 / Dizziness in 5 cases during combined treatment.
Hyperkaliemia > 6 mmol/l: V160: n=1 vs combination: n=7.
Weir (2001) 4 / African-American hypertensive patients on high sodium diet.
DBP: 95-114 mmHg / 75 / V320
V160+HCTZ 12.5 V160+B20 / 1.5 / V160+HCTZ 12.5 >
V320 > V160+B20 / Not available.
Waeber (2002) 5 / Essential hypertension
non responsive to a 4 week-treatment with V80.
DBP: 95-114 mmHg / 148 / V80+B10 V80+HCTZ 12.5 / 1 / V80+B10 = V80+HCTZ / Cough incidence: V80+B10: 5% vs V80: 2%.
Sakata (2002) 6 / Essential hypertension
DBP: 90-105 mmHg
and /or SBP: 140-180 mmHg. / 65 / L50+Q10
Q10+Amlo 5 / 3 / L50+Q10 = Q10+Amlo 5 / Not available.

SBP/DBP: Systolic/diastolic blood pressure.

AT1 receptor antagonists: L: losartan, C: candesartan; V: valsartan.

ACE inhibitors: Lis: lisinopril; E: enalapril, B: benazepril; Q: quinapril. * the dose of benazepril was selected according to creatinine clearance.

HCTZ: hydrochlorothiazide; Amlo: amlodipine.


Table II: Effects of dual blockade of the renin angiotensin system in patients with incipient or overt diabetic nephropathy.

Author
(year) / Patients / N /
Study
design
/ Drugs
and doses / Treatment duration / Baseline / Endpoint
(mg o.d.) / (months) / BP / Ualb / GFR / BP / Ualb / GFR
(mmHg) / (g/24h) / (ml/min)
Mogensen
(2000) 2 / Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension,
Microalbuminuria. / 197 / Parallel
groups / C16
Lis20
Lis20+C16 / 3 / 163/96 / † / 86 / Lis20+C16 >
C16 = Lis 20 / Lis20+C16 = Lis20 > C16 / No change
Agarwal
(2001) 7 / Chronic nephropathy mainly of diabetes origin with persistent proteinuria despite Lis 40 for at least 3 months. / 16 / Crossover / L50
placebo / 1 / 156/88 / 3.6 / 69 / L50 = placebo / L50 = placebo / No change
Rossing
(2002) 8 / Type 2 diabetes,
Overt nephropathy,
Hypertension non responsive to a recommended dose of an ACE inhibitor. / 17 / Crossover / C8
placebo / 2 / 159/85 / 1.78 / 74 / C8 > placebo / C8 > placebo / Small decrease in GFR with C8. *
Jacobsen
(2002) 9 / Type 1 diabetes,
Overt nephropathy,
Hypertension non responsive to a recommended dose of an ACE inhibitor. / 21 / Crossover / I300
placebo / 2 / 156/87 / 1.87 / 52 / I300 > placebo / I300 > placebo / No change
Jacobsen
(2003) 10 / Type 1 diabetes,
Overt nephropathy non responsive to E40 for more than 3 months. / 24 / Crossover / I300
placebo / 2 / 131/74 / 0.52 / 65 / I300 > placebo / I300 > placebo / No change
Jacobsen
(2003) 11 / Type 1 diabetes,
Overt nephropathy. / 20 / Crossover / V80
B20
V80+B20 / 2 / 141/81 / 0.7 / 82 / V80+B20 >
V80 = B20 / V80+B20 > V80 = B20 / Small decrease in GFR with V80 + B20. *

BP: blood pressure; Ualb: urine albumin excretion; GFR: glomerular filtration rate.

AT1 receptor antagonists: C: candesartan; I: irbesartan; V: valsartan.

ACE inhibitors: B: benazepril; Lis: lisinopril; E: enalapril.

* Short-term decrease in GFR related to the larger decrease in SBP with the combination.

† Uabl/creatinine ratio: 6.2 mg/mmol
Table III: Effects of dual blockade of the renin angiotensin system in patients with non diabetic chronic nephropathy.

Author (year) / Patients / N /
Study design
/ Drugs
and doses / Treatment duration / Baseline / Endpoint
( mg o.d.) / (months) / BP / Proteinuria / GFR / BP / Proteinuria / GFR
(mmHg) / (g/24h) / (ml/min)
Russo
(2001) 12 / IgA nephropathy. / 10 / Crossover / E10, E20, L50, L100, L50+E10, L100+E20 / 1 / 127/73 / 1.5 / 110 / L100+E20 > L100 = L50 = E20 = E10 / L50+E10 > L100 = L50 = E20 = E10 / No change from baseline
Ferrari
(2002) 13 / Chronic GN. / 10 / Crossover / F20
I150
I150+F20 / 1.5 / 144/91 / 7.9 / 77 / I150+F20 > I150 = F20 / I150+F20 > I150 = F20 / No change from baseline
Berger
(2002) 14 / Chronic GN, Persistent proteinuria >1g/24h despite 3 months of standard doses of ACE inhibitor . / 12 / Crossover / C8
Placebo / 2 / 128/72 / 1.8 / 64 / C8 > placebo / C8 > placebo / No change from baseline
Campbell
(2003) 15 / Chronic nephropathy Hypertension,
Proteinuria > 1g/24h
GFR: 20-70 ml/min. / 23 / Crossover / V160
B20
V80 + B10 / 2 / 140/91 / 3.28 / 46 / V80+B10 = B20 = V160 / V80+B10 > B20 = V160 / No change from baseline
Nakao
(2003) 16 / Non diabetic chronic nephropathy. / 263 / Parallel
groups / T3
L100
L100+T3 / 48 / 130/76 / 2.5 / 37.5 / L100+T3 = T3 = L100 / L100+T3 >
T3 = L100 / L100+T3 reduced the incidence of time to doubling Screat. and ESRD more than L100 or T3.

GN: glomerulonephritis; BP: blood pressure; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; Screat: serum creatinine; ESRD: end stage renal disease

AT1 receptor antagonists: L: losartan; I: irbesartan; V: valsartan.

ACE inhibitors: E: enalapril; B: benazepril; F: fosinopril; T: trandolapril.

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