title: Comparative effects of captopril and enalapril on the progression of chronic renal disease in partially nephrectomized rats.
abstract: Comparative effects of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors captopril and enalapril on progression of chronic renal disease was studied in 3/4 nephrectomized rats. Rats were divided into sham and nephrectomized groups, and treated with plain water or water containing captopril (150 mg/liter) or enalapril (50 mg/liter). Evaluations were made 4 weeks before and 0, 4, 8, and 10 weeks after nephrectomy. Endogenous creatinine clearance decreased in drug-treated, nephrectomized rats to values less than sham controls, but remained greater than water-treated rats. Significant (P less than 0.05) proteinuria developed 4 weeks post-nephrectomy in water-treated rats, 8 weeks post-nephrectomy in captopril-treated rats, but did not develop in enalapril treated rats. Regression analysis of carbamylated plasma protein values vs plasma creatinine revealed significant (P less than 0.05) relationships only in the water-treated, nephrectomized rats from weeks 0 through 8, but were otherwise unaffected by treatment. Both drugs resulted in significantly (P less than 0.05) improved scores for renal histologic lesions as compared to water treatment. Modifications of proteinuria in captopril and enalapril-treated rats occurred prior to onset of changes in systolic blood pressure, which was significantly elevated only in water-treated, nephrectomized rats at weeks 8 and 10. We conclude that angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors may ameliorate progression of experimental renal disease through intrarenal effects, independent of modulation of systemic blood pressure, and that enalapril may be superior to captopril in some regards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fettman
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wilke
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: VanHouten
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hamar
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mikita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004326:Drinking / Q000187:drug effects; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000652:urine; D004656:Enalapril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D004656:Enalapril; D002216:Captopril; D003404:Creatinine