Mechanisms of the vasorelaxant effect of Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) in rat knee joints

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-344

  Lam, F Y ^a,b   Ng, S C W ^a   Cheung, J H Y ^a   Yeung, J H K ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CGRP; Danshen; Nitric oxide; Prostaglandins; Rat knee joint; Salvia miltiorrhiza

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; BRADYKININ; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CAPSAICIN; CIMETIDINE; FLURBIPROFEN; HISTAMINE; MEPYRAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; SALBUTAMOL; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; HYPOTENSION; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; VASODILATATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; CIMETIDINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLURBIPROFEN; HINDLIMB; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; JOINTS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDINS; PYRILAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; LAMIACEAE; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

EID: 33644825488     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.09.033     Document Type: Article

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