Effects of ACE inhibition on circulating endothelial progenitor cells, vascular damage, and oxidative stress in hypertensive patients

Francesco Cacciatore (1) , Giuseppe Bruzzese (2) , Dino Franco Vitale (1) , Antonio Liguori (2) , Filomena Nigris (3) , Carmela Fiorito (3) , Teresa Infante (3, 4) , Francesco Donatelli (5) , Pellegrino Biagio Minucci (3) , Louis Joseph Ignarro (6) , Claudio Napoli (3, 4)

1 Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS
2 Division of Cardiology-UTIC
3 Department of General Pathology, Excellence Research Centre on Cardiovascular Diseases, Immunohematology and Transplantation Centre, 1st School of Medicine
4 SDN - Istituto di Ricerca Diagnostica e Nucleare
5 Cardiosurgery Department
6 David Geffen School of Medicine [Los Angeles]

Mots clés: ACE inhibitors; EPC; Vascular damage; Hypertension

Domaines: Pharmacologie

Francesco Cacciatore, Giuseppe Bruzzese, Dino Franco Vitale, Antonio Liguori, Filomena Nigris, et al.. Effects of ACE inhibition on circulating endothelial progenitor cells, vascular damage, and oxidative stress in hypertensive patients. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2011, 67 (9), pp.877-883. ⟨10.1007/s00228-011-1029-0⟩. ⟨hal-00683510⟩