Mechanisms involved in the vasodilator effect induced by diosgenin in rat superior mesenteric artery

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 574, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 172-178

  Dias, Katy Lísias Gondim ^a   Correia, Nadja de Azevedo ^a   Pereira, Krísthea Karyne Gonçalves ^a   Barbosa Filho, José Maria ^a   Cavalcante, Karla Veruska Marques ^a   Araújo, Islania Giselia Albuquerque ^a   Silva, Darizy Flávia ^a   Guedes, Diego Nunes ^a   Neto, Mario dos Anjos ^b   Bendhack, Lusiane Maria ^b   Medeiros, Isac Almeida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diosgenin; Intracellular Ca2+; Mesenteric artery; Nitric oxide; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ATROPINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; DIOSGENIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; FURA 2; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; IBERIOTOXIN; INDOMETACIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DIOSGENIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 35348831691     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.07.017     Document Type: Article

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