L-Tartaric Acid Inhibits Diminazene-induced Vasorelaxation in Isolated
Rat Aorta

Ayoub      Amssayef; Ismail      Bouadid; Mohamed      Eddouks

Abstract

Aims: The study investigated the effect of L-tartaric acid on diminazene-indiuced vasorelaxation.

Objective: This work was designed to study the effect of L-tartaric acid on diminazene-induced vasorelaxation using an ex vivo approach.

Materials and Methods: In the current investigation, the inhibitory effect of L-tartaric acid on diminazene-induced relaxation.

Results: The results confirmed that L-tartaric acid was able to inhibit in a dose-dependent manner diminazene-induced vasorelaxation.

Conclusion: This investigation provides important experimental evidence of the efficacy of Ltartaric acid in inhibiting diminazene-induced vasorelaxation.

Keywords: L-tartaric acid, ACE-2, diminazene, vasorelaxation, ex vivo, aorta ring.

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Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

L-Tartaric Acid Inhibits Diminazene-induced Vasorelaxation in Isolated Rat Aorta

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