Description
Perindoprilexhibitsantihypertensive,anti-fibrotic,neuroprotective,cognitionenhancing,anticancerchemotherapeutic,andchemopreventiveactivities.Perindoprilisanangiotensin-convertingenzyme(ACE)inhibitorthatdecreasesbloodpressure,vascularresistance,andvasoconstrictioninanimalmodelsandinclinicalsettings.Perindoprilalsoincreasesextracellularacetylcholine(ACh)andamelioratescognitiveimpairmentinanimalmodelsofvasculardementiaandAlzheimer’sdisease.Inotheranimalmodels,perindoprildecreasesactivityofNF-κBandlevelsofAT1R,TGF-β1,PDGF-BB,laminin,andhyaluronicacid,decreasinghepaticfibrosis.Perindoprildisplaysbothpro-angiogenicandanti-angiogenicactivitiesdependingontheanimalmodels.Indiabeticanimalmodelsofhindlimbischemia,perindoprilincreasesexpressionofeNOS,VEGF,bFGFandBO,increasingcapillarydensityandpost-ischemicrevascularization.Inanimalmodelsofhepatocellularcarcinoma,thiscompoundinhibitsVEGFexpressionandtubuleformation,preventingangiogenesisandtumordevelopment.