CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES BY LONG-TERM INHIBITION OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IN AGING
CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES BY LONG-TERM INHIBITION OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IN AGING
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DOI:
10.1161/01.hyp.25.3.437
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发表时间:
1995-03-01
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影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
FERDER, L
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作者:
INSERRA, F;ROMANO, L;FERDER, L
We studied four groups of 20 female mice to evaluate the long-term effect of an angiotensin-converting enzyme on myocardium and vessels during the natural process of aging. Three groups received enalapril in water from weaning to 24 months of age (group A, 20 mg/L; group B, 10 mg/L; group C, 5 mg/L); group D served as a control. Animals surviving after 24 months were killed, and morphometric studies were performed. Total corporal weight was higher in animals receiving enalapril. Cardiac weight relative to total body weight was lower in the treated groups than in the control group. Cardiac morphometric studies showed lower myocardiosclerosis in animals receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (groups A through D, respectively, 0.9+/-0.6%, 1.1+/-0.2%, 1.03+/-0.1%, and 9.5+/-4.3%; P