The Effects of the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Enalapril and the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blocker Losartan on Fracture Healing in Rats
CLINICAL AND INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE, vol.38, no.4, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 38 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2015
- Journal Name: CLINICAL AND INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and type I angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) have been shown to exert significant effects on bone tissue via a local renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS). The aim of our study was to delineate their influences on fracture healing process.