Inhibitory effects of pine nodule extract and its component, SJ-2, on acetylcholine-induced catecholamine secretion and synthesis in bovine adrenal medullary cells

• Main Authors: Xiaojia Li (Author), Takafumi Horishita (Author), Yumiko Toyohira (Author), Hui Shao (Author), Jie Bai (Author), Haixia Bo (Author), Xinbo Song (Author), Shin Ishikane (Author), Yukari Yoshinaga (Author), Noriaki Satoh (Author), Masato Tsutsui (Author), Nobuyuki Yanagihara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Extract of pine nodules (matsufushi) formed by bark proliferation on the surface of trees of Pinus tabulaeformis or Pinus massoniana has been used as an analgesic for joint pain, rheumatism, neuralgia, dysmenorrhea and other complaints in Chinese traditional medicine. Here we report the effects of m...