Why the study?
Does captopril reduce cardiac hypertrophy and alter collagen metabolism in spontaneously hypertensive rats?
Population
20-week-old male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) with cardiac hypertrophy
Comparison
Captopril 100 mg/kg per day administered in… vs Non-treated age and sex matched spontaneously…
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
12 weeks
Authors
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In spontaneously hypertensive rats, captopril reduces blood pressure and cardiac hypertrophy, lowering total collagen content without altering collagen concentration or type proportions.
Does captopril reduce cardiac hypertrophy and alter collagen metabolism in spontaneously hypertensive rats?
In spontaneously hypertensive rats, captopril reduces blood pressure and cardiac hypertrophy, lowering total collagen content without altering collagen concentration or type proportions.
Kuzuo et al. (1993) studied this question.