Zofenopril calcium

Cell experiment:

Studies are performed in rabbit renal brush border membrane vesicles in which the uptake of radiolabeled GlySar is examined in the absence and presence of captopril, enalapril, enalaprilat, fosinopril, lisinopril, quinapril, quinaprilat, ramipril and Zofenopril[1].

Animal experiment:

Male and female mice weighing 8 to12 g (22 to 26 days old) or 20 to 28 g (48 to 56 days old) are used. Mice are exposed to auditory stimulation, 45, 60 or 120 min following intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of ACE inhibitors (including Zofenopril) (10 to 100 mg/kg) or vehicle and 45 min following i.p. injection of the AEDs studied. All ACE inhibitors are suspended in a 1% solution of Tween 80 before administration[2].

References:

[1]. Lin CJ, et al. Competitive inhibition of glycylsarcosine transport by enalapril in rabbit renal brush border membrane vesicles: interaction of ACE inhibitors with high-affinity H+/peptide symporter. Pharm Res. 1999 May;16(5):609-15.
[2]. Sarro GD, et al. Fosinopril and zofenopril, two angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, potentiate the anticonvulsant activity of antiepileptic drugs against audiogenic seizures in DBA/2 mice. Pharmacol Res. 2012 Mar;65(3):285-96.