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ACE Inhibitor Captopril Diminishes Fibrotic Progression In Rodents.(treatment of chronic hepatitis C with liver fibrosis)

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| August 07, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2009 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Someday, the same drugs used for treating patients with hypertension, ACE inhibitors, might also be prescribed for treating chronic hepatitis C patients with liver fibrosis.

That is, if current experiments performed on rodent models continue to demonstrate promising results. Currently, researchers in Australia are studying the effectiveness of captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, for treating rats with ligated bile ducts to model liver disease in humans. The preliminary results have been good, according to Julie R. Jonsson and colleagues, University of …

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