title: Cardiovascular effects of Tabernaemontana pandacaqui.
abstract: Intravenous injection of ethanolic extracts of the stem, leaf and flower of Tabernaemontana pandacaqui caused hypotension in pentobarbital anesthetized rats. At high doses (100-300 mg/kg), the flower extract showed a transient hypertensive effect preceeding hypotensive activity. The effects of the extracts on the heart rate of anesthetized rats correlated well with the negative chronotropic and inotropic activity observed with isolated atrium. The hypotensive activity was not inhibited by antihistaminic and antimuscarinic agents. The extracts had no effect on the pressor effects induced by norepinephrine or dual carotid occlusion. These results suggest that the hypotensive action of the extracts is not mediated through histaminic and muscarinic receptors stimulation, alpha-adrenoceptor blockade or interference of sympathetic transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taesotikul
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panthong
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kanjanapothi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verpoorte
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Scheffer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002744:Chlorpheniramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D002744:Chlorpheniramine; D001285:Atropine