Patent ID: 7022693

Claim:
A method for the treatment of lipodystrophy syndrome wherein said method comprises administering, to a patient in need of such treatment, an effective amount of an inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin system, wherein the inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin system is selected from the group consisting of quinapril, captopril, lisinopril, perindopril, trandolapril, enalapril, moexipril, fosinopril, ramipril, cilazapril, imidapril, spirapril, temocapril, benazepril, alacepril, ceronapril, cilazapril, delapril, enalaprilat, moveltipril, losartan, valsartan, irbesartan, candesartan, eprosartan, tasosartan, and telmisartan; and wherein the lipodystrophy syndrome is in a patient undergoing anti-retroviral therapy.