Myocardial protection against ischaemia-reperfusion injury by a Polygonum multiflorum extract supplemented 'Dang-Gui Decoction for Enriching Blood', a compound formulation, ex vivo

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Yim, T K ^a   Wu, W K ^a   Pak, W F ^a   Mak, D H F ^a   Liang, S M ^b   Ko, K M ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Angelica sinensis; Astragalus membranaceus; Ex vivo; Glutathione; Myocardial ischaemia reperfusion; Polygonum multiflorum

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; DANG GUI DECOCTION FOR ENRICHING BLOOD; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CHINA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEART; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; MYOCARDIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM;

EID: 0034091167     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(200005)14:3<195::AID-PTR629>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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