Heartworm extract induces relaxation of isolated rat thoracic aorta

Heartworm extract induces relaxation of isolated rat thoracic aorta

Isolated rat thoracic aortic strips undergoing noradrenaline-induced contraction were treated with an adult heartworm (HW) crude extract and then examined for isometric changes in tension. HW extract caused relaxation of endothelium-intact strips, but not endothelium-denuded strips. This effect was inhibited by treatment with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) and could be ...

Effect of Aqueous Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Extract on Acetylcholine and Isosorbide-Induced Relaxation of Isolated Aorta in Rat

The hypotensive effect of garlic has been well-documented in human subjects and animals. Since endothelial activity regulates vascular reactivity in physiological and pathophysiological conditions, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of garlic on endothelium-dependent and independent relaxation of rat aorta for elucidation of mechanism of the garlic anti-hypertensive effe...

study of the effects of gleditsia caspica extract in rat isolated thoracic aorta

Influence of lead on rat thoracic aorta contraction and relaxation.

Low levels of lead, but not high levels, produce hypertension. This mystery has not yet been resolved. In this study we compared the in vitro vasoresponsiveness in rat thoracic aorta to low dose (10(-8) mol/L) and high dose (10(-5) mol/L and 10(-4) mol/L) lead acetate. In addition to the direct response to lead, we examined reactivity to norepinephrine, acetylcholine, isoproterenol, phorbol est...

Vasorelaxant action of aqueous extract of the leaves of Persea americana on isolated thoracic rat aorta.

The present study investigated the vasorelaxant action of the aqueous leaves extract of Persea americana on isolated rat aorta. The results showed that the extract produced significant vasorelaxation and that the effect is dependent on the synthesis or release of endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRFs) as well as the release of prostanoid. The extract also reduced vasoconstriction probably...