The anti-hypertensive effect of Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) and Gegen (Pueraria lobata) formula in rats and its underlying mechanisms of vasorelaxation

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1366-1372

  Ng, C F ^a   Koon, C M ^a   Cheung, D W S ^a   Lam, M Y ^a   Leung, P C ^a   Lau, C B S ^a   Fung, K P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Danshen; Gegen; Spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR); Systolic blood pressure; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BARIUM CHLORIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBERIOTOXIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROSTACYCLIN; PUERARIA LOBATA EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EX VIVO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPOPROSTENOL; HYPERTENSION; KATP CHANNELS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PUERARIA; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA; RATTUS; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

EID: 80054941986     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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