Mechanisms underlying the cardiovascular effects of a labdenic diterpene isolated from Moldenhawera nutans in normotensive rats

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-66

  Lahlou, Saad ^a   Correia Jr , Carlos Antônio de Barros ^a   Vasconcelos dos Santos, Márcio ^c   David, Jorge Maurício ^b   David, Juceni Pereira ^b   Duarte, Glória Pinto ^a   Magalhães, Pedro Jorge Caldas ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular effects; Isolated thoracic aorta; Labd 8(17) en 15 oic acid; Leguminosae; Moldenhawera nutans; Rat

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; HEXAMETHONIUM; LABD 8(17) EN 15 OIC ACID; METHYLATROPINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PENTOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GANGLION BLOCK; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; IC 50; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYCARDIA; VAGOTOMY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTA, THORACIC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DITERPENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FABACEAE; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFERENCE VALUES; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33845208485     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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