articleHypertensionMar 9, 2004Closed access

Identification of Telmisartan as a Unique Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist With Selective PPARγ–Modulating Activity

University of California, San Francisco · Czech Academy of Sciences · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

The metabolic syndrome is a common precursor of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes that is characterized by the clustering of insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and increased blood pressure. In humans, mutations in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) have been reported to cause the full-blown metabolic syndrome, and drugs that activate PPARgamma have proven to be effective agents for the prevention and treatment of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Here we report that telmisartan, a structurally unique angiotensin II receptor antagonist used for the treatment of hypertension, can function as a partial agonist of PPARgamma; influence the expression of PPARgamma target…

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Keywords
  • Telmisartan
  • Endocrinology
  • Insulin resistance
  • Internal medicine
  • Angiotensin II
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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