Research Article

Alterations of Blood Pressure and ECG following Two-Week Consumption of Berberis integerrima Fruit Extract

Table 1

Blood pressure, heart rate, and some ECG parameters of animals groups.

GroupsSystolic BP (mmHg)Diastolic BP (mmHg)Heart rate (beat/min)RR interval (ms)PR interval (ms)P duration (ms) Q amplitude (mv)

CTL119 ± 794 ± 5383 ± 4157 ± 342 ± 218 ± 2−0.021 ± 0.095
B50125 ± 797 ± 5368 ± 5164 ± 449 ± 218 ± 2−0.016 ± 0.197
B100111 ± 590 ± 3345 ± 15175 ± 851 ± 221 ± 1−0.029 ± 0.154
B200111 ± 490 ± 3371 ± 6163 ± 447 ± 319 ± 2−0.013 ± 0.177

Values are mean ± SEM. CTL: control; B50: animal group which received 50 mg/kg/day of barberry extract; B100: animal group which received 100 mg/kg/day of barberry extract; B200: animal group which received 200 mg/kg/day of barberry extract; BP: blood pressure, = 7-8. Values were not significant among groups.