Relaxant effect ofThymus vulgaris on guinea-pig tracheal chains and its possible mechanism(s)
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Phytotherapy Research
- Vol. 20 (1), 28-33
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.1796
Abstract
Thymus vulgaris for the treatment of respiratory diseases is indicated widely, and relaxant effects on smooth muscle have been shown previously. In the present study, the relaxant effects of macerated and aqueous extracts of Thymus vulgaris on tracheal chains of guinea‐pigs were examined using cumulative concentrations of macerated and aqueous extracts in comparison with saline (as the negative control) and theophylline (as the positive control). The relaxant effects of four cumulative concentrations of macerated and aqueous extracts (0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0 g %) in comparison with saline (as the negative control) and four cumulative concentrations of theophylline (0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0 mm; as the positive control) were examined for their relaxant effects on precontracted tracheal chains of guinea‐pig by 60 mm KCl and 10 µm methacholine in two different conditions: non‐incubated tissues and incubated tissues with 1 µm propranolol and 1 µm chlorphenamine. There were significant correlations between the relaxant effects and the concentrations for both extracts and theophylline in all experimental groups (p < 0.01 to p < 0.001). These results demonstrated a potent relaxant effect of Thymus vulgaris on guinea‐pig tracheal chains that was comparable to theophylline at the concentrations used. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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