Betulinic acid inhibits superoxide anion-mediated impairment of endothelium-dependent relaxation in rat aortas

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 588-592

  Qian, Ling Bo ^a   Fu, Jia Yin ^a,b   Cai, Xin ^a,b   Xia, Man Li ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b JIAXING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; endothelium dependent relaxation; nitric oxide oxidative stress; rat thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETULIC ACID; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PYROGALLOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

BETULINIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXATION; NITRIC OXIDE OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT THORACIC AORTA;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDES; TRITERPENES; VASODILATION;

EID: 84866261359     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.100382     Document Type: Article

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