Curine, a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid, blocks L-type Ca 2+ channels and decreases intracellular Ca 2+ transients in A7r5 cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 669, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 100-107

  Medeiros, Marcos A A ^a,b   Pinho, José F ^b   De Lira, Daysiane P ^a   Barbosa Filho, José M ^a   Araújo, Demetrius A M ^a   Cortes, Steyner F ^b   Lemos, Virgínia S ^b   Cruz, Jader S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A7r5 cells; Curine; L type calcium channel; Rat aorta; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

BEBEERINE; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CELL LINE; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 80053313332     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.07.044     Document Type: Article

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