The standardized extract of Loeselia mexicana possesses anxiolytic activity through the γ-amino butyric acid mechanism

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-267

  Herrera Ruiz, Maribel ^a   González Carranza, Adolfo ^a,b   Zamilpa, Alejandro ^a   Jiménez Ferrer, Enrique ^a   Huerta Reyes, Maira ^a   Navarro García, Víctor M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coumarins; Elevated plus maze; GABA antagonists; GABAA receptor; Loeselia mexicana

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BICUCULLINE; DAPHNORETIN; FLUMAZENIL; LOESELIA MEXICANA EXTRACT; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LOESELIA MEXICANA; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; REVIEW; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

LOESELIA MEXICANA; MUS;

EID: 81255136088     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.010     Document Type: Review

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