| Literature DB >> 10514316 |
M Nakamura1, Y M Chi, W M Yan, Y Nakasugi, T Yoshizawa, N Irino, F Hashimoto, J Kinjo, T Nohara, S Sakurada.
Abstract
Incarvillea sinensis is a wild plant distributed in northern China. The dried whole plant has been traditionally used to treat rheumatism and relieve pain as an ancient Chinese crude drug. To investigate its antinociceptive activity, we evaluated several fractions derived from the methanolic extract of Incarvillea sinensis in the formalin-induced pain model in mice. Incarvillateine, a novel monoterpene alkaloid, has been found to show significant antinociceptive activity. Here we report the antinociceptive activity of incarvillateine and compare its activity with that of morphine. Additionally, we suggest that its action may be related to influence on the central opioid pathways.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10514316 DOI: 10.1021/np990041c
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nat Prod ISSN: 0163-3864 Impact factor: 4.050