Description
Trandolaprilisaninhibitorofangiotensin-convertingenzyme(ACE)thatisusedtotreatcongestiveheartfailure(CHF).Trandolaprilexhibitsantihypertensive,neuroprotective,andcardioprotectiveactivities.Trandolaprilinhibitsexpressionofmatrixmetalloproteinases2and9(MMP2/MMP9)inamiddlecerebralarteryocclusionmodelofcerebralischemia.Inotheranimalmodels,trandolaprildecreasesmyocardialbradykininandeNOSexpressioninaorticendotheliumandcardiacmyocytes.Additionally,thiscompoundpreventsleftventricularpressurechangesandhypertrophyassociatedwithCHFandmyocardialinfarction.Trandolaprilattenuatescardiacdysfunctioninducedbyheartfailure,decreasingmeanarterialpressure(MAP)andleftventricularsystolicpressureandalsominimizingheartfailure-induceddecreasesincardiacoutputandstrokevolume.