Effects of Gorei-san: A traditional Japanese Kampo medicine, on aquaporin 1, 2, 3, 4 and V2R mRNA expression in rat kidney and forebrain

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-38

  Kurita, T ^a   Nakamura, K ^a   Tabuchi, M ^a   Orita, M ^a   Ooshima, K ^a   Higashino, H ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Diuretic effect; Gorei san; Hydrostatic action; Kidney; Vasopressin 2 receptor

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; AQUAPORIN 3; AQUAPORIN 4; FUROSEMIDE; GOREI SAN; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN V2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FLUID BALANCE; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE VOLUME; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 79959453132     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2011.30.38     Document Type: Article

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