Table 3.

Comparison of aorta contraction (g) and relaxation (%) in five groups containing control, sham, atorvastatin, quercetin, and hydroalcoholic extract

Groups	Control	Sham	Atorvastatin (Treatment 1)	Quercetin (Treatment 2)	Hydroalcoholic extract (Treatment 3)
Parameters
Aorta contraction (g)	0.34 ± 0.01	0.81 ± 0.12**	0.22 ± 0.02*###	0.26 ± 0.03*##	0.36 ± 0.02##a
Aorta relaxation (%)	21.6 ± 2.57	63.0 ± 4.27**	16.0 ± 2.71*##	17.62 ± 1.97*##	18.5 ± 2.25##

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < .05 and **p < .01 compared to control group. ^# p < .05, ^## p < .01 and ^### p < .001 compared to sham group. ^a p < .05 quercetin and hydroalcoholic extract‐treated groups compared to atorvastatin group.