PMID- 35118452 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220205 IS - 2752-5457 (Electronic) IS - 2752-5457 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Nov TI - Finerenone: A Potential Treatment for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PG - 84-87 LID - 10.17925/EE.2021.17.2.84 [doi] AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects an estimated 463 million people worldwide, equivalent to 1 in 11 adults. Moreover, the rapid growth of this disease has resulted in a high incidence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), which, together with hypertension, is the main cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Hyperglycaemia, low-grade inflammation, altered lipid metabolism and hyperactivation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) seem to be interrelated mechanisms contributing to both T2DM and microvascular complications. The introduction of drugs such as sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists has improved the ability to slow the progression of DKD, and has also demonstrated benefits in cardiovascular disease. Beyond the effects of these novel antidiabetic drugs, a body of evidence suggests that the overactivation of the mineralocorticoid receptor also contributes to CKD progression. Moreover, new and ongoing trials have demonstrated that the selective nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) finerenone improves the risk of CKD progression and cardiovascular events in patients with CKD and T2DM and optimized RAAS blockade. We review the rationale for the development and use of MRA drugs to slow CKD progression in patients with DKD, as well as other pleiotropic effects, and highlight the warnings associated with these agents. CI - (c) Touch Medical Media 2021. FAU - D'Marco, Luis AU - D'Marco L AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Valencia, Spain. AD - Centro de Estudios Universitarios Cardenal Herrera University, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Puchades, Maria Jesus AU - Puchades MJ AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Valencia, Spain. AD - Valencia University, Valencia, Spain. FAU - Gandia, Lorena AU - Gandia L AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Valencia, Spain. FAU - Forquet, Claudia AU - Forquet C AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Valencia, Spain. FAU - Gimenez-Civera, Elena AU - Gimenez-Civera E AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Valencia, Spain. FAU - Panizo, Nayara AU - Panizo N AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Valencia, Spain. FAU - Reque, Javier AU - Reque J AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital de Castellon, Castellon, Spain. FAU - Juan-Garcia, Isabel AU - Juan-Garcia I AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Valencia, Spain. FAU - Bermudez, Valmore AU - Bermudez V AD - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Barranquilla, Colombia. FAU - Gorriz, Jose Luis AU - Gorriz JL AD - Nephrology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Valencia, Spain. AD - Valencia University, Valencia, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20211110 PL - England TA - touchREV Endocrinol JT - TouchREVIEWS in endocrinology JID - 101779126 PMC - PMC8676102 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chronic kidney disease OT - cardiovascular diseases OT - diabetic nephropathies OT - finerenone COIS- Disclosures: Jose Luis Gorriz has received speakers' fees and funding for attending advisory boards from Bayer. Luis D'Marco, Maria Jesus Puchades, Lorena Gandia, Claudia Forquet, Elena Gimenez-Civera, Nayara Panizo, Javier Reque, Isabel Juan-Garcia and Valmore Bermudez have no financial or nonfinancial relationships or activities to declare in relation to this article. EDAT- 2022/02/05 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/05 06:01 PMCR- 2021/11/01 CRDT- 2022/02/04 05:54 PHST- 2021/06/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/09/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/04 05:54 [entrez] PHST- 2022/02/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.17925/EE.2021.17.2.84 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - touchREV Endocrinol. 2021 Nov;17(2):84-87. doi: 10.17925/EE.2021.17.2.84. Epub 2021 Nov 10.