Antihypertensive effect of Piper sarmentosum in L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats

• Main Authors: Nik Aloesnisa Nik Mohd Alwi,, Zaiton Zakaria,, Aminuddin Abdul Hamid Karim,, Nor Anita Megat Mohd Nordin,, Azizah Ugusman,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12511/1/18%20Nik%20Aloesnisa%20Nik%20Mohd%20Alwi.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12511/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid47bil10_2018/KandunganJilid47Bil10_2018.htm

Hypertension is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and has been associated with about 13% of global deaths worldwide. Oxidative stress and reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability contribute to the development of endothelial dysfunction and subsequently hypertension. Nɷ-nitro-L-arg...