Vascular effects of 7-epiclusianone, a prenylated benzophenone from Rheedia gardneriana, on the rat aorta

Phytomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 442-445

  Cruz, A J ^a   Lemos, V S ^a   dos Santos, M H ^b   Nagem, T J ^c   Cortes, S F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Farmácia Escola de Farmácia e Odontologia de Alfenas Ceufe   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benzophenone; Cyclooxygenase; Endothelium; Lipoxygenase; Nitric oxide; Rheedia gardneriana

Indexed keywords

1 ETHYL 6 [[3 FLUORO 5 (3,4,5,6 TETRAHYDRO 4 METHOXY 2H PYRAN 4 YL)]PHENOXYMETHYL] 2 QUINOLONE; 7 EPICLUSIANONE; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; BENZOPHENONE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; HEART CONTRACTION; IC 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHEEDIA GARDNERIANA; VASCULAR RING; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BENZOPHENONES; BENZOQUINONES; CLUSIACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

GARCINIA GARDNERIANA;

EID: 33646555799     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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