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AIM: To investigate the contraction effect of essential oil of Radix Angelicae Sinensis on isolated uterus in rats. METHODS: Isolated uterine strips of rats were used to observe the reactions in the presence of oxytocine and high k + depolarization solution. RESULTS: The isolated rat uterus contraction induced by oxytocin and Ca 2+ after high K + depolarization was dose dependently inhibited by the essential oil. The cumulative dose response curves of CaCl 2 shifted to right and the maximal responses were depressed. This showed that the essential oil was a non competitive antagonist. The extracellular and intracellular Ca 2+ dependent contraction evoked by oxytocin could also be inhibited by the essential oil. CONCLUSION: The essential oil of Radix Angelicae Sinensis could inhibit the contractility of the isolated uteri, and it might act as an Ca 2+ antagonist to relax the isolated rat uterus.
ABSTRACT
0.25mg/ml of Achyranthes bidentata Saponins( ABS ) in De Jalon's solution usually caused an obvious excitant action in both virgin and pregnant uterine preparations. The uterine excitation was blocked effectively by prior treatment of the preparations with 20?g/ml of indomethacin for 1 h.In the isolated uterine preparations taken from the rats treated with indomethacin, 15 mg/rat orally twice a day for 2 and a half days, the excitant action of ABS was obviously reduced.Treatment of the uterine segments with 0.5?g/ml of chlorpromazine for half an hour also blocked the excitant response. However, treatment of the uterine preparations with 10?g/ml of atropine for 10 min had no abvious effect on the excitant response. The probable mecha-nism of action of ABS was discussed.