Vasodilatory effects of cinnamaldehyde and its mechanism of action in the rat aorta

The vasodilatory effect of cinnamaldehyde was investigated for its mechanism of action using isolated rings of rat aorta. Cinnamaldehyde relaxed aortic rings precontracted with phenylephrine in a dose-dependent manner, was not affected by either the presence or removal of the endothelium. Pretreatme...

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Main Authors: Xue, Yong-Liang, Shi, Hai-Xia, Murad, Ferid, Bian, Ka
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3096507/