(1) This peptide (30–300 μM) exerted a dose-dependent vasodilation in an isolated mesenteric artery from a spontaneously hypertensive rat which was pre-constricted by phenylephrine, besides the relaxation being endothelium-dependent. (2) It is noteworthy that the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N G-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester inhibited this relaxation, implying involvement of nitric oxide in its mechanism of action. (3) Following oral administration of RADHPF at a dose of 10 mg/kg, the systolic blood pressure in a spontaneously hypertensive rat was significantly lowered.
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