aldosterone receptor antagonist

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• angiotensin receptor antagonist — angiotensin II receptor antagonist any of a class of antihypertensive agents that block the vasoconstrictor and aldosterone secreting effects of angiotensin II by competitive binding with angiotensin receptors. Called also angiotensin receptor or …   Medical dictionary

• Angiotensin II receptor antagonist — Angiotensin II receptor antagonists, also known as angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), AT1 receptor antagonists or sartans, are a group of pharmaceuticals which modulate the renin angiotensin aldosterone system. Their main use is in… …   Wikipedia

• Aldosterone antagonist — refers to drugs which antagonise the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors. This group of drugs is often used as adjunctive therapy, in combination with other drugs, for the management of chronic heart failure. Spironolactone, the… …   Wikipedia

• Aldosterone — Chembox new ImageFile = Aldosterone 2D skeletal.svg ImageSize = IUPACName = 11β,21 dihydroxy 3,20 dioxopregn 4 en 18 al OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 52 39 1 PubChem = 5839 SMILES = C [C@] 12CCC(=O)C=C1CC [C@@H] 3 [C@@H] 2… …   Wikipedia

• Antagonist — In biochemistry, an antagonist acts against and blocks an action. For example, insulin lowers the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, whereas another hormone called glucagon raises it; therefore, insulin and glucagon are antagonists. An… …   Medical dictionary

• aldosterone antagonist — any of a group of compounds that block the action of aldosterone and function as potassium sparing diuretics; they compete with aldosterone for receptor sites, thus blocking the aldosterone dependent exchange of sodium and potassium in the distal …   Medical dictionary

• Discovery and development of angiotensin receptor blockers — The angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), also called angiotensin (AT1) receptor antagonists or sartans, are a group of anti hypertensive drugs that act by blocking the effects of the hormone angiotensin II (Ang II) in the body, thereby lowering… …   Wikipedia

• Cholecystokinin antagonist — A Cholecystokinin antagonist is a specific type of receptor antagonist which blocks the receptor sites for the peptide hormone Cholecystokinin (CCK). There are two subtypes of this receptor known at present, defined as CCKA and CCKB (also called… …   Wikipedia

• Corticotropin releasing hormone antagonist — A Corticotropin releasing hormone antagonist is a specific type of receptor antagonist which blocks the receptor sites for Corticotropin releasing hormone (also known as Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF)), blocking therefore the consequent… …   Wikipedia

• Système rénine-angiotensine-aldostérone — Schéma du système rénine angiotensine aldostérone dans sa complexité …   Wikipédia en Français

• Angiotensin receptor — protein Name = angiotensin II receptor, type 1 caption = width = HGNCid = 336 Symbol = AGTR1 AltSymbols = AGTR1B EntrezGene = 185 OMIM = 106165 RefSeq = NM 000685 UniProt = P30556 PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 3 Arm = q Band = 21… …   Wikipedia