%0 Journal Article %T EVALUACI¨®N DE LOS EFECTOS CARDIOVASCULARES DEL EXTRACTO Y COMPUESTOS DE Solanum tuberosum EN RATA DESMEDULADA %A G¨®MEZ %A Juan M %A GUERRERO %A Mario F %J Vitae %D 2009 %I Universidad de Antioquia %X this study evaluates the effects on arterial pressure and pithed heart frequency rate induced by the ethanolic extract of solanum tuberosum, a species used in colombian folk medicine for the treatment or arterial hypertension, compared with ¦Á-solanine and ¦Á-chaconine -the main glycoalcaloids of s. tuberosum- the mixture of both glycoalcaloids (50:50) and chlorogenic acid, the main polyphenolic compound present in this species. the effect of the extract in presence of noradrenalin (0.25 - 2.5 ¦Ìg/kg, iv) and l-name (10 mg/kg, iv), inhibitor of nitric oxide sintase, is also studied. these results show that whereas the etanolic extract decreases the blood pressure in a dose - response manner (1 ¦Ìg/kg - 10 mg/kg, iv) and reduces the increase of this variable induced by noradrenalin. it has been not demonstrated that the glycoalcaloid compounds, the alkaloidal mixture (50:50), or the chlorogenic acid were able to reduce the arterial pressure. the effect of the extract is reverted partially in the presence of l-name. in conclusion, the etanolic extract of s. tuberosum exerts hypotensive effects related partially with the nitric oxide production, non-attributable to the presence of ¦Á-solanine, ¦Á-chaconine or chlorogenic acid. %K ¦Á-solanine %K ¦Á-chaconine %K chlorogenic acid %K solanum tuberosum %K nitric oxide. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-40042009000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en