Factors regulating nitric oxide production in spontaneously hypertensive rats treated with piper sarmentosum aqueous extract

• Main Authors: Mohd Zainudin, Maizura, FT Elshami, Taher, Ismawi, Hidayatul Radziah, Hashim Fauzy, Fatimatuzzahra
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/75232/25/75232_Factors%20regulating%20nitric%20oxide%20production%20in%20spontaneously_article_new.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75232/19/75232_Factors%20Regulating%20Nitric%20Oxide%20Production_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75232/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/vol_17_no_3_supp_1/MRS2018-20.pdf

Introduction: High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases which is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Piper sarmentosum (PS) leaves have been widely used in traditional medicine and it has been proven for its antihypertensive and antioxidant effects. This stu...