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+ | ====== Paper - Common angiotensin receptor blockers may directly modulate the immune system via VDR, PPAR and CCR2b ====== | ||
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+ | **Type:** Paper\\ | ||
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+ | **See also:** [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Abstract ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Background ==== | ||
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+ | There have been indications that common Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) may be exerting anti-inflammatory actions by directly modulating the immune system. We decided to use molecular modelling to rapidly assess which of the potential targets might justify the expense of detailed laboratory validation. We first studied the VDR nuclear receptor, which is activated by the secosteroid hormone 1, | ||
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+ | ==== Results ==== | ||
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+ | Telmisartan was predicted to strongly antagonize (Ki≈0.04nmol) the VDR. The ARBs Olmesartan, Irbesartan and Valsartan (Ki≈10 nmol) are likely to be useful VDR antagonists at typical in-vivo concentrations. Candesartan (Ki≈30 nmol) and Losartan (Ki≈70 nmol) may also usefully inhibit the VDR. Telmisartan is a strong modulator of PPARgamma (Ki≈0.3 nmol), while Losartan (Ki≈3 nmol), Irbesartan (Ki≈6 nmol), Olmesartan and Valsartan (Ki≈12 nmol) also seem likely to have significant PPAR modulatory activity. Olmesartan andIrbesartan (Ki≈9 nmol) additionally act as antagonists of a theoretical modelof CCR2b. Initial validation of this CCR2b model was performed, and a proposed model for the AngiotensinII Type1 receptor (AT2R1) has been presented. | ||
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+ | ==== Conclusion ==== | ||
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+ | Molecular modeling has proven valuable to generate testable hypotheses concerning receptor/ | ||
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