Mineralocorticoid receptor activation and antagonism in cardiovascular disease: cellular and molecular mechanisms

MR antagonists have proven to be highly efficient in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, and they are a cornerstone of contemporary therapy. In the past decade, a series of experimental studies using models with cell type–specific MRs uncovered the more…

Approaches towards tissue-selective pharmacology of the mineralocorticoid receptor

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) are highly effective therapies for cardiovascular and renal disease. However, the widespread clinical use of currently available MRAs in cardiorenal medicine is hampered by an increased risk of hyperkalemia. The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) is a nuclear more…

The heterocellular heart requires cell type-specific epigenetic analysis to uncover the impact of diabetes

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of diabetes on gene expression and DNA methylation in cardiac cells. Cell type-specific analysis performed in this study reveals differentially regulated gene programs in diabetes that are associated with disease-relevant more…