title: Effect of total flavonoids of hippophae rhamnoides on contractile mechanics and calcium transfer in stretched myocyte.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the role of total flavonoids of hippophae rhamnoides in improving contractile [correction of contactile] function of stretched cardiac myocyte.
  
  
  METHODS
  Flavonoids were given to stretched myocytes which were proved their contractile function decline and then myocyte contractile mechanics characteristics and calcium transfer were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Flavonoids increased myocyte contractility, as indicated by myocyte shortening, velocity of shortening, peak +dL/dt and peak -dL/dt during shortening, in a concentration-dependent manner (r>0.9, P<0.001), and with no relation to the intracellular calcium transfer in the myocytes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Flavonoids of the traditional Chinese drug hippophae rhamnoides is effective in improving the contractile function of stretched cardiac myocyte in low dosage.
authors.affiliation: School of Basic Medical Sciences, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu.
authors.forename: Z R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D031281:Hippophae; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011794:Quercetin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005419:Flavonoids; D011794:Quercetin; D002118:Calcium