Captopril alleviates hypertension-induced renal damage, inflammation, and NF-κB activation
Hypertensive renal damage generally occurs during the middle and late stages of hypertension, which is typically characterized by proteinuria and renal inflammation. Captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, has been widely used for therapy of arterial hypertension and cardiovascu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2018-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018001100602&lng=en&tlng=en |