"Captopril" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potent and specific inhibitor of PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A. It blocks the conversion of ANGIOTENSIN I to ANGIOTENSIN II, a vasoconstrictor and important regulator of arterial blood pressure. Captopril acts to suppress the RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM and inhibits pressure responses to exogenous angiotensin.
| Descriptor ID |
D002216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.401.623.270
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| Concept/Terms |
Captopril- Captopril
- (S)-1-(3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-L-proline
SQ-14,534- SQ-14,534
- SQ 14,534
- SQ14,534
- SQ-14534
- SQ 14534
- SQ14534
SQ-14,225- SQ-14,225
- SQ 14,225
- SQ14,225
- SQ-14225
- SQ 14225
- SQ14225
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Captopril" by people in Profiles.
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Reduction in myocardial collagen cross-linking parallels left ventricular dilatation in rat models of systolic chamber dysfunction. Circulation. 2001 Jan 02; 103(1):155-60.
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Myocardial stiffness is attributed to alterations in cross-linked collagen rather than total collagen or phenotypes in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Circulation. 1997 Sep 16; 96(6):1991-8.
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Aminoguanidine prevents the decreased myocardial compliance produced by streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus in rats. Circulation. 1996 May 15; 93(10):1905-12.