Antispasmodic and bronchodilator activities of Artemisia vulgaris are mediated through dual blockade of muscarinic receptors and calcium influx

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 480-486

  Khan, Arif ullah ^a,b   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antimuscarinic; Antispasmodic and bronchodilator; Artemisia vulgaris; Ca2+ antagonist

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; CALCIUM; CARBACHOL; CASTOR OIL; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DICYCLOVERINE; FLAVONOID; LOPERAMIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM ION; SALBUTAMOL; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; BRONCHOSPASM; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COLIC; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; JEJUNUM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; RODENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TISSUE SECTION; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISIA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GUINEA PIGS; JEJUNUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRACHEA;

ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; CAVIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 70450224255     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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