The spasmolytic effect of Aloysia citriodora, Palau (South American cedrón) is partially due to its vitexin but not isovitexin on rat duodenums

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 258-266

  Ragone, María Inés ^a   Sella, Mariana ^a   Conforti, Paula ^b   Volonté, María G ^b   Consolini, Alicia E ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Exactas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aloysia citriodora (Palau); Antispasmodic; Isovitexin; Rat duodenum; Verbenaceae; Vitexin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALOYSIA CITRIODORA EXTRACT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALMODULIN INHIBITOR; CYCLIC GMP; FLAVONOID; ISOVITEXIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; PAPAVERINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; QUERCETIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEXIN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DUODENUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOXIA; IC 50; ISOLATED ORGAN; LYOPHILISATE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SOUTH AMERICA; SPASMOLYSIS; UPREGULATION; VERBENACEAE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; APIGENIN; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUODENUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; LIPPIA; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PAPAVERINE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SULFONAMIDES; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; WATER;

ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA; RATTUS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 34547742009     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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