Vasopeptidase inhibitors targeting multiple neurohumoral mediators simultaneously show better results in managing cardiovascular diseases than conservative therapeutic approaches.
Do dual and triple vasopeptidase inhibitors improve the management of cardiovascular diseases compared to conservative therapeutic approaches?
Dual and triple vasopeptidase inhibitors represent a promising therapeutic strategy for cardiovascular diseases by simultaneously modulating multiple neurohumoral mediators to lower blood pressure and provide anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects.
Cardiovascular diseases (CDs) are among the most encountered pathologies in western countries; with obesity reaching pandemic proportions, they are soon to become a worldwide problem. High blood pressure is the main risk factor for CDs, and its tight control is an imperative for the treatment of complications such as renal diseases, heart failure, and atherosclerosis. Blood homeostasis and vascular tone are regulated through at least 3 major closely interrelated pathways in which zinc metallopeptidases modulate the concentration of vasoactive mediators. Those extensively studied vasopeptidases were therefore rapidly targeted with specific inhibitors in order to control the levels of vasoconstrictors angiotensin II (AII) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) and vasodilators bradykinin (BK) and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), thereby controlling blood pressure. The first class of inhibitors to be developed were against angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), recently followed by dual inhibitors of ACE/neprylisin (NEP), NEP/endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE), and finally triple ACE/NEP/ECE inhibitors. The dual and triple inhibitors are defined as vasopeptidase inhibitors (VPI). In addition to their ability to effectively lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients, drugs targeting these enzymes also displayed antiinflammatory and antifibrotic activities. The major point emerging from recent studies undertaken to improve the management of CDs is that the combined action of different therapeutic strategies (ie, simultaneous modulation of several neurohumoral mediators) shows better results than conservative therapeutic approaches. In this review, we historically present the advances made in the comprehension of the different mechanisms of blood pressure regulation and some of the drugs that arose from this understanding.
Daull et al. (Sat,) conducted a review in Cardiovascular diseases. Vasopeptidase inhibitors was evaluated. Vasopeptidase inhibitors targeting multiple neurohumoral mediators simultaneously show better results in managing cardiovascular diseases than conservative therapeutic approaches.
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