title: Hypotensive and vasorelaxant effects of ethanolic extract from Jatropha gossypiifolia L. in rats.
abstract: The present work was carried out to examine the hypotensive effects of ethanolic extract (EE) from Jatropha gossypiifolia L. The oral administration of EE (125 or 250 mg kg(-1) day(-1)) caused a significant and dose-dependent reduction of the systolic blood pressure. The concentration-response curves to norepinephrine (NE) or Ca(2+) were non-parallelly shifted to the right and the maximum contractile responses were concentration dependently depressed by EE (0.1 or 0.5 mg/ml) in endothelium-deprived mesenteric artery. The cumulative additions of EE (0.1-30 mg/ml) caused a concentration-dependent relaxant response in endothelium-deprived mesenteric artery precontracted with NE or Ca(2+). In conclusion, our results have shown that the EE from J. gossypiifolia L. can elicit hypotension, by oral via, in conscious normotensive rats and vasorelaxant activity on rat mesenteric rings precontracted with NE or Ca(2+).
authors: Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão 65.085-580, Brazil
authors: Iracelle C
authors: IC
authors: Abreu
authors: Alex S S
authors: AS
authors: Marinho
authors: Antonio M A
authors: AM
authors: Paes
authors: Sônia M F
authors: SM
authors: Freire
authors: Roberto S G
authors: RS
authors: Olea
authors: Marilene O R
authors: MO
authors: Borges
authors: Antonio C R
authors: AC
authors: Borges
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D031286:Jatropha; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018515:Plant Leaves; D018547:Plant Stems; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts