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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Andrographolide(ANDRO)on intracellular Ca2+release and the expression of caveolin-1(CAV1)in rat microvascular endothelial cells(RMMECs)and the underlying mechanism.We observed that ANDRO significantly inhibited extracellular ATP(eATP)-induced Ca2+release in primary RMMECs.In addition,ANDRO also exhibited inhibitory activity both on the mRNA and protein expression of phospholipase Cδ3(PLCδ3)and CAV1.We conclude that ANDRO reduced the expression of CAV1 and eATP-induced transient calcium release at least partially by decreasing the expression of PLCδ3.Our findings provide some insights into the mechanisms by which ANDRO can alter molecules involved in atherosclerosis(As).