title: [The effects of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril, on serum lipoperoxides level and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and kallikrein-kinin systems in hypertensive patients].
abstract: In order to evaluate the effect of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril, on lipid metabolism, we measured serum lipoperoxides concentration ( LPX ) as well as plasma levels of renin activity (PRA), aldosterone (PAC) and bradykinin ( PBK ) before and after captopril administration in 15 hypertensive patients. Captopril significantly lowered the LPX (p less than 0.05 by repeated measures ANOVA) from the control value of 3.25 +/- 1.16 (mean +/- S.D.) to 2.92 +/- 0.94, 2.83 +/- 1.10, and 2.89 +/- 1.31 nmol/ml 30, 60, and 120 min after the administration, respectively. A significant reduction of blood pressure (p less than 0.0001) and PAC (p less than 0.01) was observed following captopril administration, while PBK increased significantly (p less than 0.001) from a baseline level of 10.85 +/- 4.07 to 13.95 +/- 5.29, 16.25 +/- 6.85, and 15.71 +/- 7.65 pg/ml 30, 60, and 120 min after captopril administration, respectively. There was no significant correlation between changes in serum LPX and in mean blood pressure, PRA and PAC, though a significant inverse relationship was found between changes in serum LPX and in PBK 120 min after the administration (r = -0.576, p less than 0.05, n = 13). Although the mechanisms by which serum LPX is decreased by captopril are not clear, it is suggested from the results that captopril is a beneficial antihypertensive agent for preventing LPX -induced atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism*; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000378:metabolism; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000378:metabolism; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism; D007705:Kinins / Q000378:metabolism; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011392:Proline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System
chemical_list: D007705:Kinins; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D011392:Proline; D002216:Captopril; D007610:Kallikreins