Long-term captopril therapy at low doses reduces albumin excretion in patients with essential hypertension and no sign of renal impairment

The aim of the present study was to evaluate changes in urinary micro-albumin and in serum and urinary beta 2-microglobulin during treatment with captopril at low doses in a group of hypertensive outpatients without any sign of renal impairment. Thirty-four patients with essential hypertension enter...

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Published inJournal of hypertension. Supplement Vol. 3; no. 2; p. S143
Main Authors De Venuto, G, Andreotti, C, Mattarei, M, Pegoretti, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1985
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Adult
Albuminuria - chemically induced
Captopril - administration & dosage
Captopril - adverse effects
Female
Humans
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - physiopathology
Hypertension - urine
Kidney Function Tests
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to evaluate changes in urinary micro-albumin and in serum and urinary beta 2-microglobulin during treatment with captopril at low doses in a group of hypertensive outpatients without any sign of renal impairment. Thirty-four patients with essential hypertension entered the study, all having been treated for at least one year with beta-blockers and diuretics. None had proteinuria (by Albustix) and creatinine clearance was normal. The patients were randomly allocated to two groups: the first group was maintained on the previous regimen (group BD) and the second received captopril 50 mg twice daily instead of the beta-blocker (group CD). During the year of observation blood pressure values and serum and urinary beta 2-microglobulin were not significantly different between the two groups. There was, however, a significant reduction in albumin excretion rate (AER) in the CD group at both 3 and 6 months. Since arterial measures did not differ between the two groups, it is proposed that the reduction of AER was due to a diminution of the transcapillary hydraulic pressure due to the inhibition of the intrarenal angiotensin II induced by captopril.
ISSN:0952-1178