Pharmacological evaluation of ocoteine, isolated from Cassytha filiformis, as an α1-adrenoceptor antagonist in rat thoracic aorta

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-214

  Chang, Ching Wei ^a   Ko, Feng Nien ^a   Su, Ming Jai ^a   Wu, Yang Chang ^b   Teng, Che Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cassytha filiformis; Ocoteine; Thoracic aorta (rat); 1 adrenoceptor antagonist

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN; CARBACHOL; CLONIDINE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIN 1; FORSKOLIN; HISTAMINE; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; ISOPRENALINE; LEUKOTRIENE C4; NEUROKININ A; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; OCOTEINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM ION; PRAZOSIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; HERBAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; THORACIC AORTA; TRACHEA; VAS DEFERENS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030977775     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.73.207     Document Type: Article

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