Activation of nitric oxide signaling pathway mediates hypotensive effect of Muntingia calabura L. (Tiliaceae) leaf extract

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 857-872

  Shih, Cheng Dean ^a   Chen, Jih Jung ^a   Lee, Hsinn Hsing ^a  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypotension; Muntingia calabura; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Tiliaceae

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHANOL; MUNTINGIA CALABURA EXTRACT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; N5 (1 IMINOETHYL)ORNITHINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; HEART RATE; MALE; MUNTINGIA CALABURA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TILIACEAE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXADIAZOLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TILIACEAE; WATER;

EID: 33750431426     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X0600434X     Document Type: Article

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