Synergistic interaction between the Ligusticum chuanxiong constituent butylidenephthalide and the nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside in relaxing rat isolated aorta

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 308-312

  Chan, Sunny Sun Kin ^a   Jones, Robert Leslie ^a   Lin, Ge ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Butylidenephthalide; Calcium sensitization; Ligusticum chuanxiong; Sodium nitroprusside; Synergism; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; BUTYLIDENEPHTHALIDE; CALCIUM; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG EXTRACT; NIFEDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASODILATATION;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; 15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCIUM; DRUG SYNERGISM; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; LIGUSTICUM; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANGINA; APIACEAE; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG; RATTUS;

EID: 60849132998     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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