Water extract of Zanthoxylum piperitum induces vascular relaxation via endothelium-dependent NO-cGMP signaling

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-202

  Li, Xiang ^a   Kim, Hye Yoom ^a   Cui, Hao Zhen ^a   Cho, Kyung Woo ^a   Kang, Dae Gill ^a   Lee, Ho Sub ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

NO cGMP signaling; Store operated Ca2+ entry; Vasorelaxation; Zanthoxylum piperitum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN KINASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM PIPERITUM EXTRACT; 1H-(1,2,3)OXADIAZOLO(4,4-A)QUINOXALIN-1-ONE; 2-AMINOETHYL DIPHENYLBORINATE; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; BORON DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GADOLINIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; THAPSIGARGIN; VASODILATOR AGENT; WORTMANNIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THORACIC AORTA; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM PIPERITUM; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANDROSTADIENES; ANIMALS; BORON COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GADOLINIUM; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OXADIAZOLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THAPSIGARGIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; ZANTHOXYLUM;

RATTUS; ZANTHOXYLUM PIPERITUM;

EID: 77952891901     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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