Response to comment on “New therapeutic agents in diabetic nephropathy”
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Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(3):570-570
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Correspondence to Cheol Whee Park, M.D. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06591, Korea Tel: +82-2-2258-6038 Fax: +82-2-599-3589 E-mail:
cheolwhee@hanmail.net
Received 2017 April 12; Accepted 2017 April 25.
Thank you for your interest in the article entitled “New therapeutic agents in diabetic nephropathy” [1] and your comments on erroneous information therein. We agree that there are several errors in the article; therefore, we have made the following revisions according to your comments.
The ongoing ‘Proteomic prediction and Renin angiotensin aldosterone system Inhibition prevention Of early diabetic nephRopathy in TYpe 2 diabetic patients with normoalbuminuria’ (PRIORITY) trial is investigating the efficacy of the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) spironolactone, in terms of delaying the progression of early diabetic nephropathy (DN) [2]. However, concerns regarding the development of hyperkalemia in those with decreased renal function need to be addressed. The nonsteroidal MRA finerenone (BAY 94-8862) was well-tolerated in a Japanese population with DN and did not exert adverse effects on serum potassium levels or renal function [3,4]. A study of the safety of the selective aldosterone receptor antagonist MT-3995 regarding the development of hyperkalemia in subjects with DN is required [5].
We appreciate your interest in, and comments on, our article and we hope that our revisions have addressed your concerns.
References
1. Kim Y, Park CW. New therapeutic agents in diabetic nephropathy. Korean J Intern Med 2017;32:11–25.
2. Lindhardt M, Persson F, Currie G, et al. Proteomic prediction and Renin angiotensin aldosterone system Inhibition prevention Of early diabetic nephRopathy in TYpe 2 diabetic patients with normoalbuminuria (PRIORITY): essential study design and rationale of a randomised clinical multicentre trial. BMJ Open 2016;6e010310.
3. Katayama S, Yamada D, Nakayama M, et al. A randomized controlled study of finerenone versus placebo in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy. J Diabetes Complications 2017;31:758–765.
4. Sato N, Ajioka M, Yamada T, et al. A randomized controlled study of finerenone vs. eplerenone in Japanese patients with worsening chronic heart failure and diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease. Circ J 2016;80:1113–1122.
5. Kolkhof P, Nowack C, Eitner F. Nonsteroidal antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2015;24:417–424.
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