(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate induces contraction of the rat aorta by a calcium influx-dependent mechanism

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 369, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 496-506

  Álvarez Castro, Ezequiel ^a,b   Campos Toimil, Manuel ^a   Orallo, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

( ) Epigallocatechin 3 gallate; Catechins; Fura 2; Rat aorta; Vascular smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; NIFEDIPINE; THAPSIGARGIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM DEPLETION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG RESPONSE; HEART CONTRACTION; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR RING;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; AZLOCILLIN; CALCIUM; CATECHIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; IMIDAZOLIDINES; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; THAPSIGARGIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 2442663863     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00210-004-0923-8     Document Type: Article

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