Periplocymarin Plays an Efficacious Cardiotonic Role via Promoting Calcium Influx

• Main Authors: Weijing Yun (Author), Lei Qian (Author), Yanyan Cheng (Author), Weiwei Tao (Author), Ruqiang Yuan (Author), Hu Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Periplocymarin, which belongs to cardiac glycosides, is an effective component extracted from Periplocae Cortex. However, its cardiovascular effects remain unidentified. In the present study, injection of periplocymarin (5 mg/kg) through external jugular vein immediately increased the mean arterial...