Vasoactivity, antioxidant and aphrodisiac properties of Caesalpinia benthamiana roots

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-119

  Zamblé, Alexis ^a   Martin Nizard, Françoise ^a,b,c   Sahpaz, Sevser ^a   Hennebelle, Thierry ^a   Staels, Bart ^a,b,c   Bordet, Régis ^d   Duriez, Patrick ^a,b,c   Brunet, Claude ^a   Bailleul, François ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^d EA 1046   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aphrodisiac property; Caesalpinia benthamiana (Fabaceae); Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS); Erectile dysfunction; QPCR; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Toxicity; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIA BENTHAMIANA EXTRACT; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GALLIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RESVERATROL; SUPEROXIDE; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAESALPINIA BENTHAMIANA; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; LEGUME; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA; CAESALPINIA; FABACEAE; MEZONEURON; RATTUS;

EID: 38749103908     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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