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Pharmacological evidence of hypotensive activity of Somina (herbal drug) in normotensive rats
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the effects of somina (herbal drug) on the arterial blood pressure.
Methods: Hypotensive activity was studied in pentothal sodium-anesthetized normotensive albino rats at various doses of somina (5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 mg/kg). The drugs were administered intravenously and changes in arterial blood pressure (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure) were registered directly from the carotid artery. Acetylcholine (Ach, 10-4 M) was used as positive control for comparison while the receptor activity of Ach and somina was assessed using atropine (muscarinic receptor antagonist) on rat heart.
Results: Somina caused dose-dependent significant (p < 0.05) reduction in mean arterial pressure blood pressure (MABP). The 35 mg/kg dose caused 46.7 % fall in MABP, which was significant (p < 0.05) when compared with control. The results were comparable with those of acetylcholine (10-4 M) which showed 45.6 % fall in MABP. For receptor activity, atropine (10-4 M) was administered i.v., and then the Ach and somina (45 mg/kg) was administered one at a time. Non-significant fall in MABP was observed (1.2 and 20 %, p > 0.05) in rats that were pretreated with atropine.
Conclusion: Somina possesses potent hypotensive effect at different doses in normal rats by stimulating non-selective muscarinic receptors.
Keywords: Somina, Acetylcholine, Atropine, Herbal drug, Blood pressure, Hypotensive activity, Muscarinic receptor, Vascular relaxant activity
