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J Intercult Ethnopharmacol ; 5(2): 174-9, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27104039

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND/AIM: Tridax procumbens (Linn) (Asteraceae) is one of the herbs widely distributed in many parts of the world. Its leaves have long been used for the treatment of hypertension in Nigeria. Previous studies have shown that aqueous leaves of T. procumbens extract (TPE) lowers blood pressure through endothelium-dependent and -independent mechanism in the aortic rings isolated from normotensive rats. The aim of the present study was to further investigate mechanisms of TPE-induced relaxation in the aortic artery by assessing its mechanistic interactions with nitric oxide (NO) synthase, cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The aortic artery isolated from healthy, young adult normotensive Wistar albino rats (250-300 g) were pre-contracted with phenylephrine (PE) (10-7 M) and KCl (60 mM) and were treated with various concentrations of aqueous extract of TPE (0.5-9.0 mg/ml). The changes in arterial tension were recorded using Ugo Basile model 7004 coupled to data capsule acquisition system model 17400. The interaction between TPE with cAMP and cGMP inhibitors was also evaluated. RESULTS: The results showed that the TPE (0.5-9.0 mg/ml) significantly (P < 0.05) reduced the contraction induced by PE in a concentration-dependent manner. The vasorelaxant effect caused by the TPE was significantly (P < 0.05) attenuated with pre-incubation of cGMP (Rp-8Br PET cGMPS) and cAMP (Rp-AMP) inhibitor, respectively. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that TPE causes vasodilatory effects in a concentration-dependent manner in the isolated rat aortic artery. The mechanism of action of TPE is complex. A part of its relaxing effect is mediated directly by blocking or modulating cGMP and cAMP.

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J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol ; 26(2): 211-6, 2015 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24897396

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The effect of Tridax procumbens aqueous ethanolic extract on the rat corpus cavernosum smooth muscles was evaluated in the present study. METHOD: Corpus cavernosum strips obtained from healthy, young, adult male Wistar albino rats (250-300 g) were precontracted with phenylephrine (10-7 M) or KCl (60 mM) and then treated with various concentrations of T. procumbens extract (0.15-1.05 mg/mL). The change in corpus cavernosum strip tension was recorded. The interactions between T. procumbens extract with acetylcholine and with sodium nitroprusside were also evaluated. RESULTS: The results indicated that corpus cavernosum strips relaxation induced by T. procumbens extract was concentration-dependent and this was significant (p<0.5). Pre-treatment with a nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor (N(1) nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester, l-NAME), did not completely inhibit the relaxation. However, T. procumbens extract (0.6 mg/mL) significantly (p<0.5) enhanced both acetylcholine- and sodium nitroprusside-induced corpus cavernosum strips relaxation. CONCLUSIONS: RESULTS suggest that T. procumbens extract has a concentration-dependent relaxant effect on the isolated rat corpus cavernosum. The mechanism of action of T. procumbens extract is complex. A part of its relaxing effect is mediated directly by the release of NO from endothelium which may improve erectile dysfunction.


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Asteraceae/chemistry , Muscle Contraction/drug effects , Penis/drug effects , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Acetylcholine/pharmacology , Animals , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Ethanol/chemistry , Male , Muscle, Smooth/drug effects , Muscle, Smooth/metabolism , NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology , Nitric Oxide/metabolism , Nitroprusside/pharmacology , Penis/metabolism , Phenylephrine/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/administration & dosage , Rats , Rats, Wistar
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J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol ; 25(2): 161-6, 2014 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24127539

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Tridax procumbens leaf extract has a folk reputation as an antihypertensive agent in Nigeria. Evidence suggests that it has a relaxant effect on smooth muscles. The present study was designed to investigate the role of calcium in the vasorelaxant effect of this extract. METHODS: Concentration-response studies with noradrenaline (NA), KCl and CaCl2 were carried out in rat aortic rings with and without the extract in physiological salt solution (PSS) (n=6 each). Also, the role of intracellular calcium mobilization was studied by measuring the phasic response to NA in Ca2+-free N,N-ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA) PSS (n=6). RESULTS: The results showed that the contractile responses to either NA or KCl were attenuated (p<0.05) in the presence of the extract. Also, the extract attenuated the contractile response to CaCl2 in the presence of NA or KCl (p<0.05) in the Ca2+-free EGTA PSS, while the phasic response to NA was significantly (p<0.05) diminished. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the vasorelaxant effect of T. procumbens leaf extract may be mediated by a non-specific, non-competitive inhibition of Ca2+ influx as well as by inhibition of Ca2+ mobilization from intracellular stores. This implies that it may contain vasorelaxant agents that may have calcium antagonistic potential.


Subject(s)
Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects , Asteraceae/chemistry , Calcium Chloride/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Vasodilation/drug effects , Vasodilator Agents/pharmacology , Animals , Aorta, Thoracic/metabolism , Calcium/metabolism , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , In Vitro Techniques , Male , Medicine, African Traditional , Muscle Contraction/drug effects , Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects , Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Rats, Wistar , Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology , Vasodilator Agents/isolation & purification
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Indian J Exp Biol ; 50(12): 883-8, 2012 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23986972

ABSTRACT

Tridax procumbens leaf extract induced aortic relaxation in a concentration-dependent manner, for both phenylephrine (PE) and KCl- induced contractions in isolated rat aortic rings. The relaxation effect of the extract on PE-induced contraction was 57% greater than that on KCl- induced contraction. The extract caused dose-dependent relaxations in precontracted isolated rat aorta with phenylephrine; the relaxation was attenuated by the removal of endothelium. However, the relaxation responses to sodium nitroprusside were not significantly abolished by the removal of endothelium. The vasorelaxatory effect of the extract was completely abolished in presence of L-NAME. The results indicate that the vasorelaxant effect of T. procumbens extract is probably mediated by both endothelium-dependent and-independent mechanisms.


Subject(s)
Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects , Asteraceae/chemistry , Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Vasodilation/drug effects , Vasodilator Agents/pharmacology , Acetylcholine/pharmacology , Animals , Calcium Signaling/drug effects , Cyclic GMP/physiology , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Male , NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology , Nitric Oxide/physiology , Nitroprusside/pharmacology , Phenylephrine/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Potassium/pharmacology , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Second Messenger Systems/drug effects , Solvents , Vasodilator Agents/isolation & purification , Water
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