Abstract: Novel combinations, compositions, and therapeutic methods of treatment of a hypertension, cardiovascular disease, renal dysfunction, edema, cerebrovascular disease, or insulinopathy pathological condition in a subject, wherein the methods comprise the administration of a combination of one or more aldosterone receptor antagonists and one or more renin inhibitors.

Abstract: Novel combinations, compositions, and therapeutic methods of treatment and/or prophylaxis of a hypertension, cardiovascular disease, renal dysfunction, edema, cerebrovascular disease, or insulinopathy pathological condition in a subject, wherein the methods comprise the administration of a combination of one or more aldosterone receptor antagonists and one or more NEP inhibitors; a combination of one or more aldosterone receptor antagonists, one or more NEP inhibitors, and one or more ACE inhibitors; or a combination of one or more aldosterone receptor antagonists and one or more vasopeptidase inhibitors selected from a specific group of compounds described herein.

Abstract: Novel combinations, compositions, and therapeutic methods of treatment and/or prophylaxis of a hypertension, cardiovascular disease, renal dysfunction, edema, cerebrovascular disease, or insulinopathy pathological conditions in a subject, wherein the methods comprise the administration of a combination of one or more aldosterone receptor antagonists and one or more endothelin receptor antagonist and/or ECE inhibitors selected from a specific group of compounds described herein.

Abstract: This invention is directed generally to a method for treating a pathological condition (particularly a cardiovascular condition (e.g., hypertension or heart failure) or a condition associated with a cardiovascular condition) using a p38-kinase inhibitor (e.g., a p38-kinase-inhibiting substituted pyrazole), and specifically a combination comprising a p38-kinase inhibitor with an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (or “ACE inhibitor”) for treating a cardiovascular condition. This invention also is directed generally to combinations comprising a p38-kinase inhibitor, and specifically to combinations comprising a p38-kinase inhibitor with an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor. This invention is further directed generally to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a p38-kinase inhibitor, and more specifically to compositions comprising the above-described combinations.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for preventing an increase in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity or reducing MMP activity in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a selective aldosterone blocker. More particularly, the present invention is directed to attenuating or preventing an increase in MMP activity comprising administering eplerenone, or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: Five independent transgenic founder lines were created which have all developed cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. The line with the most severe phenotype was analyzed in detail. Transgenic cardiac 11&bgr;HSD2 mRNA expression is increased 4,000 fold over non-transgenic mice and the expressed enzyme was found to possess catalytic activity. At five months of age transgenic mice had developed severe myocardial hypertrophy in the absence of an increase in blood pressure. Interstitial fibrosis in the left ventricle of transgenic mice was revealed by picrosirius red staining. The hearts of the mice were severely dilated and cardiomyocyte size was increased.