Inhibition of cGMP-phosphodiesterase-5 by biflavones of Ginkgo biloba

Planta Medica

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 468-470

  Dell'Agli, Mario ^a,b   Galli, Germana V ^a   Bosisio, Enrica ^a  

^a Faculty of Pharmacy   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Pharmacy   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENTOFLAVONE; BILOBENTIN; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; DIMER; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; GINGKO BILOBA DIMERIC FLAVONOID; GINKGETIN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SCIADOPITYSIN; SEQUOIAFLAVONE; SILDENAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZAPRINAST;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN COS7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GINKGO BILOBA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; BIFLAVONOIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SKIN; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 33645960172     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-916236     Document Type: Article

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