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Ferulic Acid Restores Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Aortas of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Author(s) -
Atsushi Suzuki,
Masaki Yamamoto,
Hidefumi Jokura,
Akira Fujii,
Ichiro Tokimitsu,
T. Hase,
Isao Saito
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.11.008
Subject(s) - superoxide , phenylephrine , vasodilation , endocrinology , nitric oxide , medicine , acetylcholine , endothelium , ferulic acid , vasoconstriction , spontaneously hypertensive rat , pharmacology , chemistry , biochemistry , blood pressure , enzyme
Ferulic acid (FA), a phytochemical constituent, has antihypertensive effects, but a detailed understanding of its effects on vascular function remains unclear. The vasoreactivity of FA was assessed using aortic rings isolated from normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR).

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