Vasodilation by banhabackchulchunmatang, a Chinese medicine, is associated with negative modulation of PKCα activation and NO production

Life Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 723-732

  Shin, Heung Mook ^a   Morgan, Kathleen G ^b,c  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b BOSTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

20 kD myosin light chains; Banhabackchulchunmatang (BCT); Nitric oxide; Protein kinase C ; Vasodilatory actions

Indexed keywords

BANHABACKCHULCHUNMATANG; CYCLIC GMP; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FERRET; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 0345118258     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.06.040     Document Type: Article

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