Journal article
A NOVEL IN VITRO ENDOTHELIUM‐DEPENDENT VASCULAR RELAXANT EFFECT OF APOCYNUM VENETUM LEAF EXTRACT
Abstract
1. In the present study, a novel in vitro vascular relaxant effect of Apocynum venetum leaf extract (AVLE; also called 'Luobuma'), obtained from a traditional Chinese medicinal herb with known antihypertensive effects, is reported in isometric contraction studies of rat aorta and superior mesenteric artery. At low concentrations (0.3-10 microg/mL), AVLE had no effect on the resting tension of either blood vessel and caused relaxation in …
Authors
Kwan C; Zhang W; Nishibe S; Seo S
Journal
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, Vol. 32, No. 9, pp. 789–795
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
9 2005
DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04255.x
ISSN
0305-1870