Inhibitory effect of quercetin on rat trachea contractility in vitro

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-119

  Capasso, Raffaele ^a   Aviello, Gabriella ^a   Romano, Barbara ^a   Atorino, Giuseppina ^a   Pagano, Ester ^a   Borrelli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; cflavonoids; Nitric oxide; Quercetin; Trachea

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CAPSAICIN; CARBACHOL; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NOLPITANTIUM; PHENTOLAMINE; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PROPRANOLOL; QUERCETIN; SAREDUTANT; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACHEA; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZAMIDES; CAPSAICIN; CARBACHOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENTOLAMINE; PIPERIDINES; PROPRANOLOL; QUERCETIN; QUINUCLIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-2; TRACHEA;

EID: 58149265092     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp/61.01.0016     Document Type: Article

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