Nitric oxide-mediated endothelium-dependent relaxation of rat thoracic aorta induced by aqueous extract of red rice fermented with Monascus ruber

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-34

  Rhyu, Mee Ra ^a   Kim, Duk Kyung ^b   Kim, Hye Young ^a   Kim, Bo Kyung ^c  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aorta; Endothelium; Monascus ruber; Nitric oxide; Red mould rice; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; INDOMETACIN; MONASCUS RUBER EXTRACT; N(G) NITROARGININE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ASCOMYCOTA; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FERMENTATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034107724     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00132-4     Document Type: Article

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