title: Dose-dependent effect of captopril on aortic reactivity of streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular disorders. Strategies that interrupt the renin-angiotensin system have been known to reduce cardiovascular disease. The present study was performed to investigate the effect of sub-chronic administration of captopril on the aortic reactivity of streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Streptozotocin-diabetic rats received captopril (30 and 50 mg/kg per day) for 2 months. Contractile responses to phenylephrine (PE) and relaxation responses to acetylcholine (ACh) and isosorbide dinitrate (ISD) were obtained from aortic rings. Concentration-response curves from captopril-treated diabetic rats to PE were attenuated compared with vehicle (Saline)-treated diabetic rats, especially at a dose of 50 mg/kg captopril. In addition, endothelium-dependent relaxation responses induced by ACh were significantly higher in captopril-treated diabetic rats compared with diabetic rats. The endothelium-independent relaxation responses for ISD were found not to be significantly different among the groups. Therefore, sub-chronic treatment of diabetic rats with captopril in a dose-dependent manner could prevent the functional changes in vascular reactivity in diabetic rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. tmojarad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Tourandokht
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baluchnejadmojarad
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roghani
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002216:Captopril