Isoflavone genistein inhibits the angiotensin-converting enzyme and alters the vascular responses to angiotensin I and bradykinin

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 607, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 173-177

  Montenegro, Marcelo F ^a   Pessa, Lisandra R ^a   Tanus Santos, Jose E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angiotensin I; Angiotensin II; Angiotensin converting enzyme; Bradykinin; Genistein

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; BRADYKININ; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GENISTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUOROMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYKININ; CAPTOPRIL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUOROMETRY; GENISTEIN; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 62149096458     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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