Antiproteinuric effects of mineralocorticoid receptor blockade in patients with chronic renal disease

We have recently shown that mineralocorticoid receptor blockade may represent optimal therapy for patients with early diabetic nephropathy who show aldosterone breakthrough during angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor treatment, and who no longer show the maximal antiproteinuric effects of ACE inhibition. In this study, we explored the effects of the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist spironolactone on urinary protein excretion in...