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Phytomedicine ; 18(7): 539-43, 2011 May 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21112750

RESUMO

This study was undertaken to elucidate the effect of the essential oil from Alpinia speciosa (EOAs) on cardiac contractility and the underlying mechanisms. The essential oil was obtained from Alpinia speciosa leaves and flowers and the oil was analyzed by GC-MS method. Chemical analysis revealed the presence of at least 18 components. Terpinen-4-ol and 1,8-cineole corresponded to 38% and 18% of the crude oil, respectively. The experiments were conducted on spontaneously-beating right atria and on electrically stimulated left atria isolated from adult rats. The effect of EOAs on the isometric contractions and cardiac frequency in vitro was examined. EOAs decreased rat left atrial force of contraction with an EC50 of 292.2±75.7 µg/ml. Nifedipine, a well known L-type Ca²+ blocker, inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner left atrial force of contraction with an EC50 of 12.1±3.5 µg/ml. Sinus rhythm was diminished by EOAs with an EC50 of 595.4±56.2 µg/ml. Whole-cell L-type Ca²+ currents were recorded by using the patch-clamp technique. EOAs at 25 µg/ml decreased I(Ca,L) by 32.6±9.2% and at 250 µg/ml it decreased by 89.3±7.4%. Thus, inhibition of L-type Ca²+ channels is involved in the cardiodepressive effect elicited by the essential oil of Alpinia speciosa in rat heart.


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Alpinia/química , Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio/farmacologia , Canais de Cálcio Tipo L/efeitos dos fármacos , Contração Miocárdica/efeitos dos fármacos , Óleos Voláteis/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/química , Animais , Canais de Cálcio Tipo L/metabolismo , Depressão Química , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Flores/química , Coração/efeitos dos fármacos , Masculino , Óleos Voláteis/química , Técnicas de Patch-Clamp , Folhas de Planta/química , Óleos de Plantas/química , Óleos de Plantas/farmacologia , Plantas Medicinais/química , Ratos
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