Research Article

Hypoglycemic and Hypotensive Effects of Calycotome villosa Subsp. intermedia Seeds in Meriones shawi Rats: In Vivo, Ex Vivo, and In Vitro Investigations

Table 6

Effect of the CV extract on noradrenaline concentration-response in aorta from lean and diabetic meriones in the absence and in the presence of L-NOArg.

Noradrenaline
EmaxpD2

Without L-NOArg
HCD/SLS + DW6.58 ± 0.31
HCD/SLS + CV6.72 ± 0.33
NC + DW7.20 ± 0.15
NC + CV6.86 ± 0.13

With L-NOArg
HCD/SLS + DW7.41 ± 0.20
HCD/SLS + CV7.41 ± 0.28
NC + DW7.67 ± 0.30
NC + CV7.49 ± 0.14

a: comparison of variables between the HCD/SLS + DW group and the HCD/SLS + DC group, b: comparison between the HCD/SLS + DC group and all groups. ( and ).