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Effect of Curcuma Longa Derived-curcumin on Vascular Tension  

Je, Hyun Dong (Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu)
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YAKHAK HOEJI / v.57, no.5, 2013 , pp. 376-381 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to investigate the influence of curcumin on vascular smooth muscle contractility and to determine the mechanism involved. We hypothesized that curcumin, the primary ingredient of Curcuma longa, plays a role in vascular relaxation through inhibition of Rho-kinase in rat aortae. Denuded arterial rings from male Sprague-Dawley rats were used and isometric tensions were recorded using a computerized data acquisition system. Interestingly, curcumin inhibited fluoride-induced contraction but didn't inhibit phorbol ester-induced contraction suggesting that additional pathways different from endothelial nitric oxide synthesis might be involved in the vasorelaxation. Furthermore, curcumin significantly inhibited fluoride-induced increases in pMYPT1 levels. On the other hand, it didn't significantly inhibit phorbol ester-induced increases in pERK1/2 levels suggesting the mechanism involving inhibition of fluoride-induced MYPT1 phosphorylation. This study provides evidence that curcumin induces vascular relaxation through inhibition of Rho-kinase in rat aortae.
Keywords
curcumin; endothelium; fluoride; MYPT1; phorbol ester; Rho-kinase; vasoconstriction;
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