Modulation of the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system by Passiflora incarnata L.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 838-843

  Appel, Kurt ^a   Rose, Thorsten ^a   Fiebich, Bernd ^a   Kammler, Thomas ^b   Hoffmann, Christine ^b   Weiss, Gabriele ^b  

^a VIVACELL BIOTECHNOLOGY GMBH   (Germany)

^b Pascoe Pharmazeutische Praeparate GmbH Giessen   (Germany)

Author keywords

anxiety; GABA; insomnia; Pascoflair ; Passiflora incarnata L; passion flower

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 8 AZIDO 5,6 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 6 OXO 4H IMIDAZO[1,5 A][1,4]BENZODIAZEPINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CEREBELLUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEPRESSION; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; PASSIFLORA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SYNAPTOSOMES;

PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA; PASSIFLORACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 79957822286     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3352     Document Type: Article

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