Vasorelaxant and Hypotensive Effects of Jaboticaba Fruit (Myrciaria cauliflora) Extract in Rats

Figure 3

Effect of diclofenac, L-NAME, and L-NAME + diclofenac on relaxation of isolated rings of thoracic artery induced by HEMC. Cumulative concentration-response curves for the HEMC before and after incubation (30 min) with diclofenac (10 μM, ) or L-NAME (100 μM, ) or L-NAME + diclofenac (100 μM + 10 μM, ) in rings with functional endothelium precontracted with phenylephrine (0.1 μM). The data points represent the mean ± SEM of the relaxing effect expressed as a percentage. Significant difference ; compared to control.