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Alpha-2 Adrenoceptor Binding Profile of Natural Products Used to Treat Psychotic illnesses / 대한정신약물학회지
Korean Journal of Psychopharmacology ; : 50-56, 1999.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-108094
ABSTRACT
Natural products have long been major sources of pharmaceutical products in medicine. We have undertaken a series of studies designed to characterize the pharmacologic profiles of natural products used to treat psychotic illnesses in Korean traditional medicine. In our previous screening assays, we found that three of plant extracts (Coptidis j, Citrus u, and Phellodendron a) contain active components which show relatively potent binding to alpha-2 adrenoceptors. The present study is to explore pharmacologic activities of extracts as agonism or antagonism by G-protein modulations in radioligand receptor binding study. We have found that two extracts(Coptidis j and Phellodendron a) contain active ingredients which have antagonistic properties to alpha-2 adrenoceptors, whereas one plant extract (Citrus u) has agonistic properties. The demonstration of three plant extracts used to treat psychotic illnesses in Korea may help in the elucidation or their pharmacologic characteristics and provide insights for the development of new psychotropic drugs.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Plantas / Psicotrópicos / Produtos Biológicos / Preparações Farmacêuticas / Extratos Vegetais / Felodipino / Programas de Rastreamento / Receptores Adrenérgicos / Citrus / Proteínas de Ligação ao GTP Tipo de estudo: Estudo de rastreamento País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Psychopharmacology Ano de publicação: 1999 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Plantas / Psicotrópicos / Produtos Biológicos / Preparações Farmacêuticas / Extratos Vegetais / Felodipino / Programas de Rastreamento / Receptores Adrenérgicos / Citrus / Proteínas de Ligação ao GTP Tipo de estudo: Estudo de rastreamento País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Psychopharmacology Ano de publicação: 1999 Tipo de documento: Artigo