Effect of telmisartan on VEGF-induced and VEGF-independent angiogenic responsiveness of coronary endothelial cells in normal and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.
Telmisartan possesses endothelial protective effects due to angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) agonist and antioxidant action. Therefore, our objective was to study effect of telmisartan.....