Dictionary of Allergies .. ACE inhibitors (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor).
ACE inhibitors: (See Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor): ACE inhibitors, captopril and enalapril may cause chronic persistent cough, or angioedema and urticaria in susceptible individuals.
The mechanism of skin reactions probably is the inhibition of peptidase enzymes, which degrade bradykine into inactive products.
Γκέλης Ν.Δ. - Λεξικό Αλλεργίας - Εκδόσεις ΒΕΛΛΕΡOΦΟΝΤΗΣ - Κόρινθος 2013
Gelis Ν.D. - Dictionary of Allergies - VELLEROFONTIS Publications - Corinth 2013