Shikonin Directly Inhibits Nitric Oxide Synthases: Possible Targets That Affect Thoracic Aorta Relaxation Response and Nitric Oxide Release From RAW 264.7 Macrophages

• मुख्य लेखकों: Lucia S. Yoshida (लेखक), Tomie Kawada (लेखक), Kaoru Irie (लेखक), Yasukatsu Yuda (लेखक), Toshiyuki Himi (लेखक), Fumihiko Ikemoto (लेखक), Hiromi Takano-Ohmuro (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Recently, an isomeric mixture of herbal anti-inflammatory naphthoquinones shikonin and alkannin, and their derivatives, have been found to impair cellular responses involving nitric oxide (NO) and NO synthesis, like the acetylcholine-induced relaxation response of rat thoracic aorta and NO release f...