Kallikrein-kinin (KKS) and Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone System (RAAS) in Primary Aldosteronism

Hyperaldosteronism Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00155064
• Other study ID #: 9361700632
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• First received: September 9, 2005
• Last updated: December 15, 2014
• Start date: July 2002
• Est. completion date: December 2005

Study information

• Verified date: December 2014
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The tissue kallikrein-kinin (KKS) and renin-angiotension-aldosterone system (RAAS) had been implicated in regulating blood pressure and electrolyte homeostasis. Both of the KKS and RAAS may work coordinately to regulate salt metabolism, local blood flow. Thus, we conducted this study to elucidate, first, whether some alterations in components of the kallikrein-kinin system could do effect on aldosterone secretion.

Previous study has shown the post captopril plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC)/ plasma rennin activity (PRA) ration (ARR) was a reliable method for diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA). The ARR change by angiotensin II receptor blockade was reported to be significantly higher than that by ACE inhibitor. This study assessed whether angiotensin II receptor blockade offers any additional advantage in the diagnosis of PA. Clinically we evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of captopril (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition) and losartan (angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker) test in PA patient. This interaction mechanism, in term, could further explain the interaction of KKS and RAAS.

Description:

Hypertension affects 20% to 25% of adult population. Most patients are diagnosed as having essential or primary hypertension. Up to 10% to 15 % have an identifiable cause and many of those have an adrenal basis [Miroslava H. et al., 2002]. The tissue kallikrein-kinin (KKS) and renin-angiotension-aldosterone system (RAAS) had been implicated in regulating blood pressure and electrolyte homeostasis. Recent studies in humans indicate that the vasodilator tissue KKS, the counterpart of the tissue RAAS, is also expressed in the adrenal gland. The adrenal gland regulates sodium and water excretion and reabsorption through the release of aldosterone and corticosterone. Previous study reveals an anatomical linkage between the tissue KKS and sodium and water metabolism. Both of the KKS and RAAS may work coordinately to regulate salt metabolism, local blood flow. In contrast, although many investigators have supported the notion that Ang II and BK physiologically antagonize each other's effects on blood pressure, there are many instances where the two peptides exert common actions. For example, the Bradykinin also stimulates aldosterone release from adrenocortical cells through B2 receptors. Furthermore, the AT1 receptor and the bradykinin (B2) receptor form stable heterodimers, the two major signaling proteins triggered by AT1. In vitro studies (Margolius 1995) have shown that kallikrein acts as a prorenin-activating enzyme, and that tissue kallikrein can generate angiotensin II.

However, the interactions between both systems are complex and not always simply antagonistic. The interactions of the two systems on aldosterone secretion are not examined Thus, we conducted this study to elucidate, first, whether some alterations in components of the kallikrein-kinin system could do effect on aldosterone secretion.

Our study provides evidence that bradykinin contributes substantially to the aldosterone secretion with or without the effects of angiotensin. The data also could confirm whether ATR2-Bradykinin-B2-aldosterone really works. We want to realize the expression of angiotensin and bradykinin in the adrenal gland and hypertension related to these systems.

Previous study has showed the post captopril plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC)/ plasma rennin activity (PRA) ration (ARR) was a reliable method for diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA). The ARR change by angiotensin II receptor blockade was reported to be significantly higher than that by ACE inhibitor. This study assessed whether angiotensin II receptor blockade offers any additional advantage in the diagnosis of PA. Clinically we evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of captopril (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition) and losartan (angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker) test in PA patient. This interaction mechanism, in term, could further explain the interaction of KKS and RAAS.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: December 2005
• Est. primary completion date: December 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with hypertension admitted for the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant or lactating women. (Pre-menopause women, capable of bearing children will undergo pregnancy test), hypertension without discontinuous b-blocker, ACEI or ARB for more than 10 days.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hyperaldosteronism

Intervention

Drug:
• captopril, Losartan (drug)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan University Hospital	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

References & Publications (3)

Agharazii M, Douville P, Grose JH, Lebel M. Captopril suppression versus salt loading in confirming primary aldosteronism. Hypertension. 2001 Jun;37(6):1440-3. — View Citation

Dendorfer A, Wolfrum S, Dominiak P. Pharmacology and cardiovascular implications of the kinin-kallikrein system. Jpn J Pharmacol. 1999 Apr;79(4):403-26. Review. — View Citation

Hesse B, Rasmussen S, Lund JO, Christensen P, Damkjaer Nielsen M. Urinary excretion of kallikrein before and after operation for aldosterone-producing adenoma. Acta Med Scand. 1985;217(5):501-5. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Diagnosis of primary aldosteronism
Secondary	Subgroup analysis of primary aldosteronism