Why the study?
Does captopril lower blood pressure and alter sodium and fluid consumption in genetically hypertensive and normotensive rats?
Does captopril lower blood pressure and alter sodium and fluid consumption in genetically hypertensive and normotensive rats?
In a rat model, captopril lowers blood pressure likely via inhibition of vasoconstriction rather than sodium depletion, while also stimulating thirst and salt appetite.
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Cautions against sodium depletion as ACEI mechanism in rats; hypothesis-generating for fluid effects, pending human studies.
Ledingham et al. (1981) studied this question.
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