BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to document the presence of phospholipase C (PLC) isozymes beta(1), gamma(1), and delta(1) in freshly isolated renal glomeruli and resistance vessels, to compare their expression and activity to that in aorta, and to contrast values between 6-week-old Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) controls and 6-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) during the developmental ...

Crocus sativus L. (saffron) is a widely used food additive for its color and taste. The hypotensive effects of saffron have been shown in previous studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanism of vasodilatory effects induced by saffron on isolated rat aorta.To study the vasodilatory effects of saffron aqueous extract (0.5, 1 and 2 mg/mL), isolated rat thoracic aorta rings were co...

S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) involved in storage and transport of nitric oxide ((•)NO) plays an important role in vascular homeostasis. Breakdown of GSNO can be catalyzed by γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT). We investigated whether vascular GGT influences the vasorelaxant effect of GSNO in isolated rat aorta. Histochemical localization of GGT and measurement of its activity were performed by using ch...