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PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
卷 26, 期 9, 页码 1410-1417出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3715
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Glycyrrhiza glabra; isoliquiritigenin; uterus; spasmolytic; analgesic; calcium antagonist
Shaoyao-gancao-tang, a Chinese medicinal formula consisting of peony and licorice has been used for the treatment of dysmenorrhea for thousands of years. The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the analgesic and uterine relaxant effects of isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a flavonoid isolated from the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra (a type of licorice). In vitro, isoliquiritigenin caused concentration-dependent inhibition of spontaneous contraction of isolated rat uterus and the contraction induced by various types of stimulants, such as acetylcholine (Ach, 10 mu m), KCl (40?mm) and oxytocin (1?mU/mL). The uterine contractile response to cumulative concentrations of CaCl2 was blocked by 0.1 and 1?mm of isoliquiritigenin. The isoliquiritigenin-induced relaxation was partly inhibited by the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N?-nitro-l-arginine methylester (l-NAME, 100 mu m) and the COX-1/COX-2 inhibitor indomethacin (10 mu m). In vivo, isoliquiritigenin could cause a significant reduction in the acetic acid-induced writhing response and hot-plate test at the high dose. These results indicate that isoliquiritigenin, a flavonoid isolated from the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra, not only has a spasmolytic effect on uterine contraction, which is in relation to Ca2+ channels, NOS and COX, but also an effective activity in reducing pain. Copyright (C) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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