title: Effect of angiotensin convertase inhibitors on lipid peroxidation and peroxyl radical-trapping capacity in rats with experimental diabetes.
abstract: Effect of two angiotensin convertase inhibitors, enalapril and captopril, on blood plasma and erythrocyte lipid peroxidation and plasma peroxyl radical-trapping capacity was studied in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. A progressive increase in blood erythrocyte malondialdehyde (MDA) level was observed in diabetic rats after 6 and 12 weeks. Blood plasma MDA level increased while plasma peroxyl radical-trapping capacity was decreased after 12 weeks. Captopril (2 mg/kg body weight) augmented the diabetes-induced changes in MDA content after 6 weeks and prevented them after 12 weeks increasing also the peroxyl radical-trapping capacity. Enalapril (1 mg/kg body weight) counteracted the diabetes-induced changes in MDA content after both 6 and 12 weeks but did not affect the plasma peroxyl radical-trapping capacity. These results suggest a possibility of a therapeutic use of angiotensin convertase inhibitors to attenuate the effects of oxidative stress in diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Military Medical University, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kedziora-Kornatowska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luciak
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood*; D004656:Enalapril / Q000494:pharmacology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000097:blood; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D010545:Peroxides / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D005609:Free Radicals; D010545:Peroxides; C049375:perhydroxyl radical; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D004656:Enalapril; D002216:Captopril