Inhibitory effects of artemisinin on voltage-gated ion channels in intact nodose ganglion neurones of adult rats

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 217-224

  Qiao, Guofen ^b   Li, Shuo ^c   Yang, Baofeng ^b   Li, Baiyan ^a,b  

^a Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^b HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IC 50; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER C; NODOSE GANGLION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SODIUM CURRENT; STEADY STATE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; ION CHANNEL GATING; MALE; NEURONS; NODOSE GANGLION; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SESQUITERPENES; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; TETRODOTOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 33847671097     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2006.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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