title: Effect of captopril on high-density lipoprotein subfractions in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension.
abstract: Changes in serum lipids, apolipoproteins, and lipoproteins including high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions following administration of captopril in patients with hypertension were studied. Captopril (25 mg twice daily) was administered over a 12-week period to 17 patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension. Captopril was observed to significantly reduce both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as to increase HDL2- cholesterol (HDL2-C) and to decrease HDL3-cholesterol (HDL3-C); however, no significant changes in total HDL-C were recognized. Total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, apo A-II, apo B, apo C-II, apo C-III, and apo E did not change significantly. It is suggested that captopril monotherapy produces a favorable effect on HDL subfractions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008055:Lipids; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D014527:Uric Acid; D002216:Captopril