title: Humoral and blood pressure effects of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril in essential hypertension.
abstract: The humoral and antihypertensive activities of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor 2-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-(1S, 3S, 5S)-2-azabicyclo[3.3.0] octane-3-carboxylic acid (ramipril, Hoe 498) were investigated in 10 patients with essential hypertension (WHO stage I or II). After a 7-day placebo period, the patients were treated with 5 mg ramipril orally once daily for 14 days. Peak serum concentrations of the active metabolite M1 (dicarboxylic acid) of 5.4-62.0 ng/ml were observed 2-6 h after the first oral dose. The maximum ACE inhibition of 95% was reached 2-4 h after the first oral dose, inhibition exceeded 70% 24 h after dosing. The maximum drop in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure (random zero sphygmomanometer) was measured 4 h after ramipril (p less than 0.02, p less than 0.01), but blood pressure on days 7 and 14 of the treatment period was not different from pretreatment values. Automatically recorded blood pressure results showed a marked reduction of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure during treatment compared to placebo. No side effects occurred. From the present data it is concluded that ramipril is a potent ACE inhibitor in hypertensive patients and that further controlled studies are required for the evaluation of the antihypertensive effect of 5 mg ramipril in essential hypertension.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017257:Ramipril; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin; D017257:Ramipril