title: [The therapy of arterial hypertension: a comparison between ACE inhibitors and angiotensin-II-receptor antagonists].
abstract: The efficaciousness of ACE inhibitors in arterial blood hypertension is well known. These drugs decreased the incidence of hypertension and myocardial infarction in population. However, they increase tissue levels of some kinines, that may be responsible of some adverse reactions (cough, etc.). Angiotensin-receptor antagonists can minimize the adverse reactions due to kinine accumulation and may increase the safety of the antihypertensive drug-treatment. Pharmacological and clinical aspects of angiotensin-receptor antagonists are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Farmacologia e Tossicologia, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, II Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mangrella
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paternò
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Imperatore
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Capristo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Imperatore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guarino
mesh_terms: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin