Calcium and potassium channels are involved in curcumin relaxant effect on tracheal smooth muscles

Calcium and potassium channels are involved in curcumin relaxant effect on tracheal smooth muscles

Context Curcumin, the active component of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae), exhibits a wide variety of biological activities including vasodilation and anti-inflammation. Objective The relaxant effect of curcumin in tracheal smooth muscle (TSM) was not examined so far, thus, this study was designed...

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Main Authors: Bahman Emami, Farzaneh Shakeri, Zahra Gholamnezhad, Saeideh Saadat, Marzie Boskabady, Vahab Azmounfar, Hamed Sadatfaraji, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Pharmaceutical Biology
Subjects:
relaxation
isometric contraction
bronchodilator agents
ion channels
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13880209.2020.1723647

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