Telmisartan stands out from other ARBs in that its molecular structure allows it to more easily pass through the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain—something many drugs cannot do.

Telmisartan, a selective angiotensin receptor blocker, has been recently shown to act as a partial agonist for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ). To understand the ...

Telmisartan is an angiotensin-II type 1 receptor (AT1R) blocker, currently used to treat patients with hypertension. Telmisartan, in addition to its effect on AT1R, is thought to activate the ...