Influence of imidapril on abnormal biochemical parameters in salt-loaded stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats...

Many of the disorders in urinary, biochemical, and hematological parameters induced by salt-loading in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) were significantly ameliorated by chronic treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, imidapril (1 and 2 mg/kg) and enalapril (2 mg/kg). Through the improvement of these parameters, the treatment reduced the incidence of stroke but did not suppress the development of hypertension. These results suggest that the prophylaxis of stroke in SHRSP is probably due to systemic improvement as judged from the parameters of renal functions.