Inhibitory effects of salviae miltiorrhizae radix (danshen) and puerariae lobatae radix (gegen) in carbachol-induced rat detrusor smooth muscle contractility

• Main Authors: Teong, Ivy Wen Jia, Koon, Johnny Chi Man, Lau, Clara Bik San, Liang, Willmann, Leung, Ping Chung, Fung, Kwok Pui
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106238; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/23957; http://www.ijppp.org/1201001A.html
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Both danshen (D) and gegen (G) have proven relaxant effects on vascular smooth muscle, thus their potential bladder inhibitory effects have impending interests in urology. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the novel effects of D and G on detrusor smooth muscle contractility. Urothelium-in...