We have examined the relaxational reponse to the water extract of Angelica gigas Nakai (AG), A. sinensis(Oliv.) Diels (AS), A. acutiloba Kitagawa (AA), and Four-Substance Decoctions (AG-FSD, AS-FSD, AA-FSD) in isolated thoracic aorta from sprague dawley(SD) rat in the presence and absence of endothelium. Rat thoracic aorta was investigated in vessel segments suspended for isometric tension recording by polygraph. Responses to AG, AS, AA and AG-FSD, AS-FSD, AA-FSD were investigated in vessels precontracted with 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) were compared in vasodilation effect. We found that the thoracic aorta segments responded to AG, AS, AA and AG-FSD, AS-FSD, AA-FSD with a dose-dependent vasodilation. The 5-hydroxytryptamine induced contraction at 10-4M were inhibited by 26.3%, 2.7%, 2.1% and 24.6%, 1.1%, 3.2% after addition of the 0.1 g/㎖ water extract of AG, AS, AA and AG-FSD, AS-FSD, AA-FSD. The 5-hydroxytrptamine induced contraction at 10^-4M with and without endothelium were inhibited by 24.6% and 6.9% after addition of the 0.1 g/㎖ water extract of AG-FSD.
In conclusion, AG, AS, AA and AG-FSD, AS-FSD, AA-FSD-induced relaxation in the isolated rat thoracic aorta were composed of dose-dependent relaxation. AG-FSD has very potent vasodilation.
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