Journal article
Plant-derived drugs acting on cellular ca2+ mobilization in vascular smooth muscle: Tetramethylpyrazine and tetrandrine
Abstract
The pharmacological profiles of the active ingredients extracted and purified from two well-known Chinese traditional medicinal plants were reviewed. These herbal drugs include tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) and tetrandrine (TET); both have been clinically used in China for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases due to their vasodilatory actions. Studies from this laboratory have confirmed previously reported characteristics of TMP as a Ca2+ …
Authors
Kwan C-Y
Journal
Stem Cells, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 64–67
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
January 1994
DOI
10.1002/stem.5530120111
ISSN
1066-5099