Application of modified in vitro screening procedure for identifying herbals possessing sulfonylurea-like activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 337-344

  Rotshteyn, Y ^a   Zito, S W ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitter melon; Cerasse; ELISA; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Ginseng; Hank's balanced salt solution; HBSS; Hypoglycemic herbs; In vitro screening; Momordica charantia; Panax quinquefolius; Sulfonylurea; sulfonylurea receptor; SUR

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; EMODIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; SULFONYLUREA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; VALERIAN;

ALOE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FENUGREEK; GINSENG; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; RECEPTORS, DRUG; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS;

EID: 3242705191     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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