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[Bradykinin and cardiovascular protection. Role of perindopril, an inhibitor of angiotensin conversion enzyme].
Revue Médicale de Liège 2018 April
The endothelium plays a vital role as part of the cardiovascular continuum. Risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia unbalance angiotensin II - bradykinin homeostasis, leading to endothelial dysfunction and changes in vascular structure that promote atherosclerosis and thrombosis. When dealing with risk factors, treatment should focus on the prevention and restoration of endothelial function. Not all cardiovascular drugs are able to reverse vascular and structural endothelial dysfunction. Increasing levels of bradykinin is an effect of the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is), and also a fundamental part of their mode of action. The cardiovascular protection observed with ACE-I, and not with sartans, can be explained rationally by the specific effects of bradykinin on the endothelium. In the pharmacological class of ACE-Is, perindopril likely produces the strongest effects on bradykinin, which may explain, at least in part, the documented superiority of this drug in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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