Aqueous extract of Schizandra chinensis fruit causes endothelium-dependent and -independent relaxation of isolated rat thoracic aorta

Phytomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 651-657

  Rhyu, M R ^a   Kim, E Y ^a   Yoon, B K ^b   Lee, Y J ^c   Chen, S N ^d  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Institute of Biotechnology   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium influx; Endothelium dependent; Endothelium independent; Nitric oxide; Rat aorta; Schizandra chinensis fruit

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SCHIZANDRA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FRUIT; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCHISANDRA;

SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS;

EID: 33751066405     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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