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Table 6 The interactive effects of EAEP and acetylcholine (Ach) on contractile response of SMCs

From: Pharmacological effects of Pugionium cornutum (L.) Gaertn. extracts on gastrointestinal motility are partially mediated by quercetin

Treatment

SMC average length (μm)

Contraction rate (%)

Control

87.51 ± 6.06

0

EAEP

101.04 ± 6.91*

−15.47

Ach-5

76.01 ± 4.89*

13.14

Ach-3

70.66 ± 6.65*

19.25

EAEP+Ach-5

93.42 ± 13.73

−6.75

EAEP+Ach-3

89.05 ± 11.38

−1.76

  1. N = 50, * P < 0.05, data (mean ± SEM) were analyzed by ANOVA. EAEP: 60 mg/ml; Ach-5: 10−5 M; Ach-3: 10−3 M