Why the study?
Does combination therapy with enalapril and losartan improve renal injury and blood pressure compared to monotherapy or vehicle in rats with 5/6 renal mass ablation?
Population
Rats with 5/6 renal mass ablation (n=40)
Comparison
Enalapril, losartan, or a combination of… vs Vehicle
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
12 weeks
Authors
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Combination therapy matches monotherapy for BP control and FSGS in remnant-kidney rats; hypothesis-generating for dual RAS blockade but leaves clinical translation open.
Does combination therapy with enalapril and losartan improve renal injury and blood pressure compared to monotherapy or vehicle in rats with 5/6 renal mass ablation?
In a rat model of reduced renal mass, combination therapy with enalapril and losartan provided similar renoprotective and antihypertensive effects as monotherapy.
Ots et al. (1998) studied this question.
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