Abstract
A growing number of experimental and clinical studies have provided evidence indicating that pharmacological blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) by either angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin type 1 receptor blockers reduces the incidence of new onset type 2 diabetes in subjects with hypertension and/or cardiovascular disease, independently of antihypertensive and cardiovascular protective effects. The beneficial effects of RAS inhibition on the development of diabetes have been largely attributed to improvements in peripheral insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism. This review focuses on recent experimental and clinical evidence supporting the role of RAS inhibition in the reduction of new onset type 2 diabetes and the mechanisms that may be involved.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 361-368 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Vascular Health and Risk Management |
Volume | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Antihypertensive
- Diabetes
- Renin-angiotensin system
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Hematology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism