A novel in vitro endothelium-dependent vascular relaxant effect of Apocynum venetum leaf extract

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 789-795

  Kwan, Chiu Yin ^a   Zhang, Wen Bo ^a   Nishibe, Sansei ^b   Seo, Shujiro ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^c Tokiwa Phytochemical Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aorta; Luobuma; Medicinal herbs; Mesenteric artery; Vascular endothelium

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; 15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; APOCYNUM; APOCYNUM VENETUM; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ANIMALS; APOCYNUM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT LEAVES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION;

EID: 26944454883     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04255.x     Document Type: Article

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