ascorbic-acid and temocapril-hydrochloride

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) have potent antioxidant effects in addition to antihypertensive effects.. We investigated the ability of ACEIs and ARBs to enhance the superoxide scavenging ability of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) from type 2 diabetic patients (n = 32) and healthy subjects (n = 32). The scavenging ability (U/10(3) cells) of superoxide was measured by electron spin resonance. We used ascorbic acid as a positive control antioxidant and tested captopril, temocapril (an inactive form of ACEI), and temocaprilate (an active form of ACEI) as ACEIs, as well as RNH-6270 as an ARB.. Captopril, temocaprilate, and RNH-6270 showed dose-dependent enhancement in scavenging ability. The scavenging ability with captopril and temocaprilate was greater than with RNH-6270. The changes in scavenging ability induced by all of the drugs in diabetic patients were similar to the changes in healthy subjects. A high-glucose medium (400-800 mg/dL) greatly attenuated the drug-induced enhancement of scavenging ability.. We demonstrated that both ACEIs and ARBs enhance superoxide scavenging by PMNLs from type 2 diabetic patients and that a high-glucose environment markedly attenuates the ability of these drugs to augment superoxide scavenging.

Topics: Adult; Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Antioxidants; Ascorbic Acid; Blood Glucose; Captopril; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Female; Free Radical Scavengers; Humans; Imidazoles; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Middle Aged; Neutrophils; Superoxide Dismutase; Superoxides; Tetrazoles; Thiazepines