Individuals with diabetes mellitus have an increased risk fordeveloping kidney disease due to accumulated damage to thenephrons. Based on our discussion of filtration, explain how an ACEinhibitor may prevent damage to the kidney individuals withdiabetes. Explain how an ACE inhibitor works, what blood vessel(s)and any other structures that would be directly impacted by an ACEinhibitor, and how treatment with an ACE inhibitor could preventdamage to the nephrons.
