[The role of telmisartan in the treatment of metabolic syndrome].
AIM: To evaluate telmisartan effects on 24-h blood pressure profile, sensitivity to insulin, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) and arterial hypertension (AH). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty patients with MS and AH of the degree I-II received telmisartan in a dose 80 mg/day. 24-h BP monitoring, tests for total cholesterol, HDLP, LDLP cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, glucose tolerance test were made before and 24 weeks after the treatment. RESULTS: Telmisartan reduced all the study parameters of blood pressure, body mass, fasting and post-prandial hyperglycemia, postprandial hyperinsulinemia. Telmisartan raised peripheral tissue sensitivity to insulin, normalized phases of insulin secretion. Total cholesterol, LDLP cholesterol diminished while HDLP went up. CONCLUSION: Telmisartan has a specific ability to partially activate receptors stimulating proliferation of peroxisomes and improve regulation of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, to reduce body mass.