Research Article
Rho-Kinase II Inhibitory Potential of Eurycoma longifolia New Isolate for the Management of Erectile Dysfunction
Table 1
Effect of aqueous extract (AE), fractions and isolates on percentage inhibition of ROCK-II activity.
| Treatment (s) | Concentrations (µg/ml) | % of inhibition of ROCK-II ± SD |
| Control | - | 0 | Vehicle control | 5% | 2.06 ± 0.075 | AE | 10 | 81 ± 0.21 | AE | 1 | 62.8 ± 0.84 | AE | 0.1 | 16.3 ± 1.26 | AE | 0.01 | 3.18 ± 2.4 | MeCl | 10 | 86.3± 0.71 | MeCl | 1 | 76.8 ± 0.84 | MeCl | 0.1 | 46.9 ± 0.56 | MeCl | 0.01 | 17.2 ± 1.27 | D1 | 10 | 90.1± 0.84 | D1 | 1 | 76.3 ± 1.69 | D1 | 0.1 | 55.8 ± 0.14 | D1 | 0.01 | 21.1 ± 1.83 | D2 | 10 | 86.1± 0.42 | D2 | 1 | 74.04 ± 0.01 | D2 | 0.1 | 49.65 ± 0.21 | D2 | 0.01 | 18.9 ± 3.39 | D3 | 10 | 90.25± 0.07 | D3 | 1 | 80.15 ± 0.48 | D3 | 0.1 | 61.8 ± 0.42 | D3 | 0.01 | 17.9 ± 1.83 | D4 | 10 | 87.05± 0.21 | D4 | 1 | 74.05 ± 0.35 | D4 | 0.1 | 46.1 ± 4.37 | D4 | 0.01 | 14.5 ± 1.98 | T1 | 10 | 60.3 ± 0.14 | T1 | 1 | 27.35 ± 2.47 | T1 | 0.1 | 13.3 ± 2.26 | T1 | 0.01 | 2.78 ± 1.84 | T2 | 10 | 82.1 ± 0.63 | T2 | 1 | 68.5 ± 0.35 | T2 | 0.1 | 33.2 ± 1.55 | T2 | 0.01 | 10.62 ± 2.94 | T3 | 10 | 77.1 ± 0.11 | T3 | 1 | 66.15 ± 0.07 | T3 | 0.1 | 25 ± 2.47 | T3 | 0.01 | 10.1 ± 3.34 | T4 | 10 | 76.2 ± 3.53 | T4 | 1 | 54 ± 0.42 | T4 | 0.1 | 25.7 ± 2.47 | T4 | 0.01 | 6.13 ± 0.44 | T5 | 10 | 74.5 ± 1.27 | T5 | 1 | 55.3 ± 0.45 | T5 | 0.1 | 23.6 ± 2.4 | T5 | 0.01 | 8.1 ± 2.27 | T6 | 10 | 78.3 ± 0.38 | T6 | 1 | 57.1 ± 0.56 | T6 | 0.1 | 26.4 ± 2.61 | T6 | 0.01 | 5.4 ± 3.74 | T7 | 10 | 74.1 ± 2.97 | T7 | 1 | 49.6 ± 7.89 | T7 | 0.1 | 19.4 ± 0.14 | T7 | 0.01 | 5.85 ± 2.93 | T8 | 10 | 71.4 ± 2.54 | T8 | 1 | 46.5 ± 1.62 | T8 | 0.1 | 17 ± 0.77 | T8 | 0.01 | 4.06 ± 3.8 | Y-27632 | 10 | 89.9± 0.42 | Y-27632 | 1 | 68.15 ± 2.75 | Y-27632 | 0.10 | 42.15 ± 2.19 | Y-27632 | 0.01 | 22.5 ± 1.27 |
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AE: aqueous extract; D1: water (100%); D2: methanol-water (50%); D3: methanol-water (75%); D4: methanol (100%) diaion fractions; MeCl: methylene chloride fraction; T1: stigmasterol; T2: trans-coniferyl aldehyde; T3: scopoletin; T4: eurycomalactone; T6: 6 α- hydroxyeurycomalactone; T6: eurycomanone; T7: eurycomanol; T8: and eurycomanol-2- O- β-D-glucopyranoside. Significant from Vehicle control at P < 0.0001 |