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ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2019

A Review of Endothelium-Dependent and -Independent Vasodilation Induced by Phytochemicals in Isolated Rat Aorta.

Marcela Knox, Raúl Vinet, Lida Fuentes, Bernardo Morales, José L Martínez

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Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Effects of Rosa damascena and its compounds on smooth muscle contractility.Journal of smooth muscle research = Nihon Heikatsukin Gakkai kikanshi · 2026
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  3. Vasorelaxant and Hypotensive Mechanisms ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  6. A narrative review ofJournal of ginseng research · 2025
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  7. Effect ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  8. Nutrients · 2023
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  9. Vasorelaxant Effects ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  13. Key Characteristics of Cardiovascular Toxicants.Environmental health perspectives · 2021
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  14. Secondary Metabolites of Plants as Modulators of Endothelium Functions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  17. Ethyl Acetate Fraction fromEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Marcela KnoxLaboratory of Pharmacology, Center of Micro Bioinnovation (CMBi), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2360102, Chile.
Raúl VinetLaboratory of Pharmacology, Center of Micro Bioinnovation (CMBi), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2360102, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-4719-8910
Lida FuentesCentro Regional de Estudios en Alimentos Saludables (CREAS), CONICYT-GORE (Proyecto R17A10001), Valparaíso 2362696, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-0605-2824
Bernardo MoralesFaculty of Chemistry and Biology, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago 9160020, Chile.
José L MartínezVice Chancellor of Investigation, Development and Innovation, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago 9160020, Chile. joseluis.martinez@usach.cl.

Funding

Departamento de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad de Santiago de Chile 001616_Dicyt
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review discusses the contribution of the use of the isolated rat aorta (IRA) as a model for the evaluation of extracts and metabolites produced by plants with a vasodilator effect in animals. This model continues to be a valuable approach for the search and development of new phytochemicals consumed as medicinal plants or foods. In most cases, the sources of phytochemicals have been used in folk medicine to treat ailments that include hypertension. In this model, the endothelium is emphasized as a key component that modulates the vessel contractility, and therefore the basal tone and blood pressure. Based on the functional nature of the model, we focused on studies that determined the endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilatory activity of phytochemicals. We describe the mechanisms that account for aorta contraction and relaxation, and subsequently show the vasoactive effect of a series of phytochemicals acting as vasodilators and its endothelium dependence. We highlight information regarding the cardiovascular benefits of phytochemicals, especially their potential antihypertensive effect. On this basis, we discuss the advantages of the IRA as a predictive model to support the research and development of new drugs that may be of help in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, the number one cause of death worldwide.

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endothelial cellsendotheliumphytochemicalplant extractrat aortarelaxationvascular smooth muscle cellsvasodilationvessels

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PMCPMC6769919

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