Description
Perindopril is a long-acting ACE inhibitor. It is used to treat patients with hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, coronary heart disease, chronic heart failure or stable coronary artery disease in form of perindopril arginine on the basis of a large evidence. lt has anticancer activity through the inhibition of tumor growth and angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. It suppresses angiotensin II production in vitro. In the in vitro cell proliferation assays, it does not show significant effect on the cell proliferation. In vivo assays demonstrate it can suppress the growth of SCC-VII cells. It is reported that 8 mg perindopril given orally can lower blood pressure without a change in heart rate. It was developed by Xoma