Blood pressure-lowering and vascular modulator effects of Acorus calamus extract are mediated through multiple pathways

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-46

  Shah, Abdul Jabbar ^a,b   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a,b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus extract; Antihypertensive; Ca+2 antagonist; NO mediated; Vasomodulator

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM ION; RYANODINE; VERAPAMIL;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CALCIUM ANTAGONISM; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACORUS; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAFFEINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGTAZIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; INDOMETHACIN; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RYANODINE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 68249144406     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181aa5781     Document Type: Article

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