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. 2020 Dec 1;69(Suppl 1):S81–S92. doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934406

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors on blood pressure and cough. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) mediates the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, but also it is involved in the degradation of bradykinin and substance P; thus, the inhibition of ACE may lead to undesired respiratory tract sensitivity including cough.