Live-Imaging Analysis of Target Vessels and Nitric Oxide Production Associated with Gosha-Jinki-Gan and Keishi-Bukuryo-Gan: Two Herbal Preparations with Clinically Proven Blood Flow-Improving Effects but with Different Traditional Clinical Indicative Patterns

Figure 2

Vasodilative effects of Gosha-jinki-gan and Keishi-bukuryo-gan. Changes in the vasodiameter of murine subcutaneous capillaries (a), arterioles (b), and arteries (c) before and after the administration of Gosha-jinki-gan (circle, n = 4), Keishi-bukuryo-gan (square, n = 3), and control (triangle, n = 4). All panels are expressed as percentages and those before the administration as 100%. Each bar represents the mean ± SEM. : vs. control. ^††: vs. 0 min.

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