Article ; Online: Aldosterone: Essential for Life but Damaging to the Vascular Endothelium.
2023 Volume 13, Issue 6
Abstract: The renin angiotensin aldosterone system is a key regulator of blood pressure. Aldosterone is the final effector of this pathway, acting predominantly via mineralocorticoid receptors. Aldosterone facilitates the conservation of sodium and, with it, water ...
| Abstract | The renin angiotensin aldosterone system is a key regulator of blood pressure. Aldosterone is the final effector of this pathway, acting predominantly via mineralocorticoid receptors. Aldosterone facilitates the conservation of sodium and, with it, water and acts as a powerful stimulus for potassium excretion. However, evidence for the pathological impact of excess mineralocorticoid receptor stimulation is increasing. Here, we discussed how in the heart, hyperaldosteronism is associated with fibrosis, cardiac dysfunction, and maladaptive hypertrophy. In the kidney, aldosterone was shown to cause proteinuria and fibrosis and may contribute to the progression of kidney disease. More recently, studies suggested that aldosterone excess damaged endothelial cells. Here, we reviewed how damage to the endothelial glycocalyx may contribute to this process. The endothelial glycocalyx is a heterogenous, negatively charged layer on the luminal surface of cells. Aldosterone exposure alters this layer. The resulting structural changes reduced endothelial reactivity in response to protective shear stress, altered permeability, and increased immune cell trafficking. Finally, we reviewed current therapeutic strategies for limiting endothelial damage and suggested that preventing glycocalyx remodelling in response to aldosterone exposure may provide a novel strategy, free from the serious adverse effect of hyperkalaemia seen in response to mineralocorticoid blockade. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Aldosterone/metabolism ; Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism ; Endothelial Cells/metabolism ; Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists/therapeutic use ; Fibrosis |
| Chemical Substances | Aldosterone (4964P6T9RB) ; Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-06-17 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 2701262-1 |
| ISSN | 2218-273X ; 2218-273X |
| ISSN (online) | 2218-273X |
| ISSN | 2218-273X |
| DOI | 10.3390/biom13061004 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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