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ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2025

Luteolin-Rich Fraction from

Zahra Pezeshki, Muhammad Hussein Vakily, Mahnaz Vaez, Mustafa Ghanadian

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Zahra PezeshkiDepartment of Physiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Muhammad Hussein VakilyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mahnaz VaezDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mustafa GhanadianDepartment of Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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Background: High blood pressure is one of the most critical issues in maintaining health; it requires prevention and management methods. In traditional medicine, the combination of medicinal plants was usually used to control high blood pressure. One of these plants is Methods: This research evaluates the hemodynamic properties of flavonoid-rich fractions extracted from this plant in a rat model under conditions of blood pressure induction. First, the phytochemistry laboratory prepared flavonoid fractions by using a chromatography column. Then, after surgical preparation, the arterial pressure of the rats was controlled until stabilization, and it was possible to record basal systolic pressures (SYS), diastolic pressures (DBP), and mean arterial pressures (MAP). Hypertension was maintained by continuous phenylephrine infusion at 0.1 mg/kg per minute, while the vascular responses were monitored during the infusion. After the animal tests, polyamide and Sephadex columns were used to analyze the most bioactive fractions, which led to the isolation of several flavones identified by regular one- and two-dimensional NMR spectra. Results: In this model, administration of nifedipine led to an 8% decrease in SYS and a 9% decrease in DBP. Meanwhile, treatment with flavonoid-rich fractions 3, 4, 5, and 6 reduced SYS from 15% to 42% and DBP blood pressure from 6% to 30%. Among these samples, fraction number 6, followed by fraction number 4, showed more effects. Phytochemical studies of these fractions led to the identification of their major components probably responsible for observer effects, including apigenin (1) and apigenin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), isolated from fraction number 4, as well as luteolin-4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3) and luteolin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (4) isolated from fraction 6. However, other minor components in fraction 6 are still possible with blood-pressure-lowering effects. Conclusions: Flavonoid fractions, especially fraction number 6, rich in luteolin derivatives, can provide promising results in reducing blood pressure based on traditional medicine and complementary intervention in a model of acute phenylephrine-induced blood pressure. This study highlights the importance and potency of luteolin-rich fractions of

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Diastolic blood pressureDracocephalum lindbergiiflavonoidsPublic healthSystolic blood pressure

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