The GABAergic system contributes to the anxiolytic-like effect of essential oil from Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 828-836

  Costa, Celso A Rodrigues De Almeida ^a   Kohn, Daniele Oliveira ^a   De Lima, Valéria Martins ^a   Gargano, André Costa ^a   Flório, Jorge Camilo ^b   Costa, Mirtes ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic; Cymbopogon citratus; Essential oil; GABAergic system; Lemongrass; Sedative

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PONS; ROTAROD TEST; SLEEP TIME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYMBOPOGON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OILS, VOLATILE; PIPERAZINES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PYRIDINES; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SLEEP;

CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; MUS;

EID: 80052035823     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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