Influence of arterial hypertension treated with losartan on skin healing in rats.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of Losartan in skin healing repair.

Methods: One hundred and eleven male Wistar rats were distributed into four groups, at random. Group I (n=31) underwent a laparotomy to induce hypertension by stenosis of the left renal artery, and 48 hours later it received Losartan (10 mg/Kg) daily.