title: [Different mechanisms mediated the potentiation uterine smooth muscle caused by Polygala tenuifolia decoction progesterone in virginal rats].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To research the effects of Polygala tenuifolia decoction on myoelectric activity of uterine smooth muscle and contractile activity of uterine smooth muscle strips of virginal rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  To record the effects of P. tenuifolia decoction on myoelectric activity of uterine smooth muscle and contractile activity of uterine smooth muscle strips of virginal rats with biolap 410 biological system. Five blocking agents were used to study their mechanisms respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Different dosages of water extract of P. tenuifolia (0.02, 0.04, 0.08 g x kg(-1)), could significantly potentiate uterine myoelectric activity and contractile activity of virginal rats.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effect of P. tenuifolia on myoelectric activity of uterine smooth muscle and contractile activity of uterine smooth muscle strips in rats may be mainly associated with H1 receptor, L-voltage-dependant calcium channels or prostaglandin synthese, its nothing to M receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of physiology, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing 100054, China. xujingdong@163.com
authors.forename: Jing-dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000187:drug effects; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D031801:Polygala / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists