In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the anti-asthmatic activities of fractions from Pheretima

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 490-495

  Chu, Xiangping ^a,b   Xu, Zhaohui ^a   Wu, Dazheng ^b   Zhao, Aihua ^a   Zhou, Mingmei ^b   Qiu, Mingfeng ^a   Jia, Wei ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Antitussive; Asthma; Bronchodilatory; Ion transport; Pheretima

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMMONIA; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CARBACHOL; HISTAMINE; PHERETIMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG MECHANISM; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; TRACHEA MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; ASTHMA; COUGH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OLIGOCHAETA; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRACHEA;

CAVIA; MEGASCOLECIDAE; MUS; PHERETIMA; RATTUS;

EID: 34247228764     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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