Enhanced Protective Effect of the Combination of Uncaria and Semen Raphani on Vascular Endothelium in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Figure 5

Assessment of the overall inflammatory level. The level of plasma TNF-α (a) was measured by ELISA. TNF-α secretion in spleen (b) was measured by flow cytometry. The level of plasma TNF-α and the mean fluorescence intensity of TNF-α on SHRs were much higher than those of WKY rats (). TNF-α was decreased after drug treatment, except in U group (). versus SHRs.

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