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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Trifolin inhibits the calcium-driven contraction pathway in vascular smooth muscle.

Renfeng Li, Jinkong Wu, Meizhu Wu, Farman Ali, Yanyan Yang, Hong Chen, Zhi Guo, Dawei Lian, Aling Shen, Jun Peng

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Renfeng LiAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Jinkong WuAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Meizhu WuAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Farman AliAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Yanyan YangInnovation and Transformation Center, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Hong ChenAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Zhi GuoAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Dawei LianAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Aling ShenAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Jun PengAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

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Abstract

Trifolin, a bioactive component of the Qingda granule, has demonstrated significant antihypertensive potential; however, its precise mechanisms of action remain largely unknown. This study aimed to investigate the antihypertensive effects of trifolin and unravel its underlying molecular mechanisms. The influence of trifolin on vascular contraction and relaxation and its regulatory effects on ion channels were evaluated through a vascular tension experiment. Morphological changes in the aortic tissues of mice with angiotensin Ⅱ-induced hypertension and the expression profiles of contraction-associated proteins were analyzed via hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistochemistry. Additionally, trifolin's impact on calcium ion dynamics and contraction-associated protein expression in angiotensin Ⅱ-activated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) was determined through calcium flux assays and western blot analyses. Trifolin treatment decreased the constriction of isolated abdominal aortic rings induced by norepinephrine, KCl, and angiotensin Ⅱ in an endothelium-independent manner and extracellular Ca

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calcium signaling pathwayhypertensionsmooth vascular muscletrifolinvasoconstriction

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