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14,15-Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid induces vasorelaxation through the prostaglandin EP(2) receptors in rat mesenteric artery.

scientific article published on 30 June 2010

A Review of the Pharmacological Effects of the Dried Root of Polygonum cuspidatum (Hu Zhang) and Its Constituents

scientific article published on 30 September 2013

A review of the pharmacological effects of piceatannol on cardiovascular diseases.

scientific article

Action of anti-tussive drugs on the emetic reflex of Suncus murinus (house musk shrew).

scientific article published on 29 December 2006

Action of glucocorticoids to antagonise cisplatin-induced acute and delayed emesis in the ferret.

scientific article

Acute simvastatin inhibits K ATP channels of porcine coronary artery myocytes

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Analysis of the mechanisms underlying the endothelium-dependent antivasoconstriction of puerarin in rat aorta

scientific article published on 4 February 2009

Antioxidative activities and the total phenolic contents of tonic Chinese medicinal herbs

scientific article published in October 2008

Aqueous extract of danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) protects ovariectomized rats fed with high-fat diet from endothelial dysfunction.

scientific article published in January 2013

Attenuation of Fatty Liver and Prevention of Hypercholesterolemia by Extract of Curcuma longa through Regulating the Expression of CYP7A1, LDL‐Receptor, HO‐1, and HMG‐CoA Reductase

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Basal Flt1 tyrosine kinase activity is a positive regulator of endothelial survival and vascularization during zebrafish embryogenesis.

scientific article

Chlorogenic Acid Exhibits Cholesterol Lowering and Fatty Liver Attenuating Properties by Up‐regulating the Gene Expression of PPAR‐α in Hypercholesterolemic Rats Induced with a High‐Cholesterol Diet

scientific article published on June 6, 2012

Cholesterol lowering and vascular protective effects of ethanolic extract of dried fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida, hawthorn (Shan Zha), in diet-induced hypercholesterolaemic rat model

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Comparative study on saponin fractions from Panax notoginseng inhibiting inflammation-induced endothelial adhesion molecule expression and monocyte adhesion

scientific article published on 13 October 2011

Consumption of dried fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida (hawthorn) suppresses high-cholesterol diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in rats

scholarly article in Journal of Functional Foods, vol. 2 no. 3, July 2010

Cortex Fraxini (Qingpi) Protects Rat Pheochromocytoma Cells against 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Apoptosis

scientific article

Danshensu is the major marker for the antioxidant and vasorelaxation effects of Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) water-extracts produced by different heat water-extractions

scientific article published on September 29, 2012

Determination of the major isosteroidal alkaloids in bulbs of Fritillaria by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with evaporative light scattering detection

scientific article

Effects and Mechanism of Turmeric Vasorelaxation of the Thoracic Aorta in Hypercholesterolemic Rats

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Emodin elicits cytotoxicity in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells through inducing apoptosis.

scientific article published on 22 August 2013

Ethanolic extract of rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. (chuanxiong) enhances endothelium-dependent vascular reactivity in ovariectomized rats fed with high-fat diet.

scientific article published on 11 August 2014

Folic acid supplementation modifies beta-adrenoceptor-mediated in vitro lipolysis of obese/diabetic (+db/+db) mice.

scientific article published on 13 July 2009

Formononetin promotes angiogenesis through the estrogen receptor alpha-enhanced ROCK pathway

scientific article

Formononetin, an isoflavone, relaxes rat isolated aorta through endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent pathways.

scientific article published on 30 June 2009

Gui-ling-gao, a traditional Chinese functional food, prevents oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyocytes

scientific article

In vitro vitamin K(2) and 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) combination enhances osteoblasts anabolism of diabetic mice.

scientific article published on 6 October 2015

Inhibitory effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on adenosine transport in vascular smooth muscle cells

scientific article published on 18 April 2009

Involvement of organic cation transporter-3 and plasma membrane monoamine transporter in serotonin uptake in human brain vascular smooth muscle cells.

scientific article

Ligusticum chuanxiong Prevents Ovariectomy-Induced Liver and Vascular Damage in Rats

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

Meta-analysis of association between ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism and essential hypertension in Asian populations.

scientific article published on 19 November 2014

Metabolism of calycosin, an isoflavone from Astragali Radix, in zebrafish larvae

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Mitochondrial monoamine oxidase-A-mediated hydrogen peroxide generation enhances 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced contraction of rat basilar artery.

scientific article published on November 2010

Neuroprotective effects of luteolin against apoptosis induced by 6-hydroxydopamine on rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells

scientific article

Novel hypoglycemic effects of Ganoderma lucidum water-extract in obese/diabetic (+db/+db) mice.

scientific article

Panax ginsengRhodiola roseaandSchisandra chinensis

scientific article published on November 1, 2011

Pharmacokinetic Study and Determination of Imperialine, the Major Bioactive Component in Antitussive Fritillaria cirrhosa, in Rat by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Evaporative Light-Scattering Detector

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Potentiation of EDHF-mediated relaxation by chloride channel blockers

scientific article published on September 13, 2010

Pre-column derivatization and gas chromatographic determination of alkaloids in bulbs of Fritillaria

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Pro-angiogenic activity of astragaloside IV in HUVECs in vitro and zebrafish in vivo.

scientific article

Puerarin decreases serum total cholesterol and enhances thoracic aorta endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rats

scientific article published on 10 February 2006

Relaxation effect of a novel Danshensu/tetramethylpyrazine derivative on rat mesenteric arteries

scientific article published on 04 May 2015

Relaxation effect of abacavir on rat basilar arteries.

scientific article published on 8 April 2015

Resveratrol and cardiovascular health--promising therapeutic or hopeless illusion?

scientific article

Resveratrol derivative, trans-3,5,4'-trimethoxystilbene, exerts antiangiogenic and vascular-disrupting effects in zebrafish through the downregulation of VEGFR2 and cell-cycle modulation.

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Role of monoamine oxidases in the exaggerated 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced tension development of human isolated preeclamptic umbilical artery.

scientific article published in March 2009

Schisantherin A protects against 6-OHDA-induced dopaminergic neuron damage in zebrafish and cytotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells through the ROS/NO and AKT/GSK3β pathways

scientific article published on 29 April 2015

Semen Astragali Complanati: an ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review

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Simultaneous determination of seven major isosteroidal alkaloids in bulbs of Fritillaria by gas chromatography

scientific article published on 01 March 2000

Suppression of diet-induced hypercholesterolaemia by saponins from Panax notoginseng in rats

scholarly article in Journal of Functional Foods, vol. 5 no. 3, July 2013

Suppression of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia by scutellarin in rats

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Suppression of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia by turtle jelly, a traditional chinese functional food, in rats

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Uptake and protective effects of ergothioneine in human endothelial cells

scientific article published on 14 July 2014

VEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor II (VRI) induced vascular insufficiency in zebrafish as a model for studying vascular toxicity and vascular preservation.

scientific article published on 16 September 2014

Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Treatments with Traditional Chinese Medicine.

scientific article

Water extract of Rheum officinale Baill. induces apoptosis in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 and human breast cancer MCF-7 cell lines.

scientific article published on 3 May 2009