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Thus, we investigate the vascular and haemodynamic effects of <jats:italic>Morus alba<\/jats:italic> extract in an experimental model focusing our attention on the molecular mechanisms involved.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Through vascular reactivity studies, we demonstrate that <jats:italic>Morus alba<\/jats:italic> extract evokes endothelial vasorelaxation through a nitric oxide\u2010dependent pathway. Our molecular analysis highlights an increase in endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) phosphorylation. In vivo administration of <jats:italic>Morus alba<\/jats:italic> extract reduces blood pressure levels exclusively in wild\u2010type mice, whereas it fails to evoke any haemodynamic effects in eNOS\u2010deficient mice. Molecular analyses revealed that its beneficial action on vasculature is mediated by the activation of two important proteins that act as stress sensors and chaperones: PERK and heat shock protein 90. 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