Enhancement of vascular relaxation in rat aorta by phytoestrogens from Curcuma comosa Roxb

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 284-290

  Intapad, Suttira ^a   Suksamrarn, Apichart ^b   Piyachaturawat, Pawinee ^a  

^a Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

^b RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Curcuma comosa; Diarylheptanoid; eNOS; Phytoestrogen; Vascular relaxation

Indexed keywords

1,7 DIPHENYL 4,6 HEPTADIEN 3 OL; 1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; CURCUMA COMOSA EXTRACT; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HEPTANE DERIVATIVE; HEXANE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN KINASE B; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA COMOSA; CURCUMA LONGA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; ISOLATED ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; RHIZOME; THORACIC AORTA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CURCUMA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATION;

EID: 70349882083     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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