Vasorelaxant effects of Brillantaisia nitens Lindau (Acanthaceae) extracts on isolated rat vascular smooth muscle

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-109

  Dimo, T ^a   Mtopi, O S Bopda ^a   Nguelefack, T B ^b   Kamtchouing, P ^a   Zapfack, L ^a   Asongalem, E A ^a   Dongo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Aortic strips; Brillantaisia nitens; Methylene chloride methanol extract; Rat; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; BRILLANTAISIA NITENS EXTRACT; CALCIUM ION; DICHLOROMETHANE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BRILLANTAISIA NITENS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

ACANTHACEAE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM; CAMEROON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYBURIDE; ION CHANNEL GATING; METHANOL; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ACANTHACEAE; BRILLANTAISIA NITENS; RATTUS;

EID: 33947598842     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.10.035     Document Type: Article

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