A substituted benzimidazole and benzindazole derivatives had been synthesized having antihypertensive activity through antagonizing the angiotensin II (Ang II) receptors. The in vivo antihypertensive activity of the compounds was done with acute renal hypertension model. Two compounds TG 1 and TG 3 were found to have antihypertensive activity comparable to Telmisartan which is a prototype for Angiotensin II receptor antagonists class of drugs.In an antihypertensive study the compounds TG 1, TG 2 and TG 3 had systolic blood pressures of 147.2 mm/Hg, 168.2 mm/Hg, and 126.3 mm/Hg, respectively. This systolic blood pressure was lower than the disease control vehicle-treated rodents, which had a systolic blood pressure of 167.2 mm/Hg. The diastolic blood pressure was 119.7 mm/Hg, 124.7 mm/Hg and 88.83 mm/Hg, respectively and that of the disease control vehicle-treated rodents was 122.3 mm/Hg. TG 3 had comparable decrease in the MABP to Telmisartan. These encouraging results make compound TG 3 effective anti-hypertensive drug candidate and worthy of further investigation.

Angiotensin is a hormone that plays a key role in the development of hypertension. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) are now the most often prescribed drugs to treat hypertension. The present in silico study involves exploring the antihypertensive potentials of substituted benzimidazoles and indazole compounds ARC 36, ARC 38, ARC 45, ARC 76, and ARC 77 against the most prominent molecular target Angiotensin Receptor (PDB ID: 4YAY, XFEL structure of Human Angiotensin Receptor)using the software Schrodinger Maestro .Based on glide score, ARC 45, ARC 76 and ARC77 were having the docking score of -7.461 Kcal/mol, -7.947 Kcal/mol and -6.683 Kcal/mol which is comparable to the standard drug (Telmisartan) -5.036.The compounds were further screened for Lipinski’s rule for drug-likeliness, and ADME properties. In this study we reported compounds ARC 76 and ARC38had comparable in silico parameters to the standard dug Telmisartan and hence necessitating further in vitro and in vivo studies.