Apocynum venetum leaf extract, an antihypertensive herb, inhibits rat aortic contraction induced by angiotensin II: A nitric oxide and superoxide connection

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 565-571

  Lau, Y S ^a   Kwan, C Y ^b   Ku, T C ^b   Hsieh, W T ^b   Wang, H D ^c   Nishibe, S ^d   Dharmani, M ^a   Mustafa, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Faculty of Applied Health Sciences   (Canada)

^d HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Apocynum venetum; Medicinal herb; Nitric oxide; Phenylephrine; Superoxide anion; Vascular contractility

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; APOCYNUM VENETUM LEAF EXTRACT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; LOSARTAN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA CONSTRICTION; APOCYNUM VENUM; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; APOCYNUM; MALE; MEDICINE, TIBETAN TRADITIONAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDES; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

APOCYNUM VENETUM; RATTUS;

EID: 84866009965     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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