Captopril Attenuates Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in Monocrotaline-Induced Right Ventricular Hypertrophy in Rats

• मुख्य लेखकों: Muneyoshi Okada (लेखक), Ryuta Kikuzuki (लेखक), Toshiyuki Harada (लेखक), Yasutomo Hori (लेखक), Hideyuki Yamawaki (लेखक), Yukio Hara (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Little is known about the influence of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) in right ventricular remodeling. We investigated the effect of captopril, an ACE inhibitor, on MMP-2 and MMP-9 in monocrotaline-induced right ventricular hypertrophy. Six-week-old...