The dietary flavonoids apigenin and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate enhance the positive modulation by diazepam of the activation by GABA of recombinant GABA A receptors

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1631-1638

  Campbell, Erica L ^a   Chebib, Mary ^b   Johnston, Graham A R ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

( ) Epigallocatechin gallate; Apigenin; Diazepam; Flavonoids; GABA A receptors; Genistein; Herbal medicine; Modulation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; APIGENIN; DIAZEPAM; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONOID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; APIGENIN; CATECHIN; DIAZEPAM; DIET; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FLAVONOIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 4644255610     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.07.022     Document Type: Article

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