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Table 2 Comparison of arteries relaxation in vitro between saline group and saline + curcumin group

From: Curcumin prevents strokes in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats by improving vascular endothelial function

 

Saline

Saline + Curcumin

P value

 

Mean

SEM

N

Mean

SEM

N

Relaxation (%) to actylcholine (Log[M])

 -9

2.80

0.66

5

3.20

0.86

5

0.72

 -8

6.00

1.00

5

8.60

1.33

5

0.16

 -7

8.80

1.07

5

13.40

1.44

5

0.03

 -6

15.80

1.07

5

30.20

4.13

5

0.01

 -5

25.00

2.17

5

47.60

3.83

5

0.00

Relaxation (%) to sodium nitroprusside (Log[M])

 -10

6.80

1.39

5

8.60

0.93

5

0.31

 -9

12.80

1.56

5

16.80

2.22

5

0.18

 -8

26.40

2.38

5

32.60

2.84

5

0.13

 -7

44.20

4.09

5

61.40

3.93

5

0.02

 -6

76.60

4.37

5

90.00

3.36

5

0.04

Contraction (mg) to phenylephrine (Log[M])

 -10

6.83

0.79

6

8.33

1.54

6

0.41

 -9

30.83

2.71

6

42.17

4.54

6

0.06

 -8

130.17

16.80

6

130.00

4.06

6

0.99

 -7

413.50

43.84

6

456.17

28.35

6

0.43

 -6

722.67

58.53

6

825.67

31.08

6

0.15

 -5

891.67

45.46

6

948.83

46.27

6

0.40