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. 2024 Aug 21;29(16):3957. doi: 10.3390/molecules29163957

Table 1.

Effect of quercetin on the excitable tissue in vitro and in vivo conditions.

Types of Ion
Channels
Tissues (naïve/inflamed) Effect of Quercetin References
in vitro
● ASICs Central vestibular neuron (Naïve) Inhibition Mukhopadhyay et al. [17]
● Nav Cardiac myocyte (Naïve) Inhibition Wallace et al. [13]
● Kv Arterial smooth muscle (Naïve) Facilitation Hou et al. [15]
● Cav Arterial smooth muscle (Naïve) Inhibition Hou et al. [15]
Cultured cells (naïve/inflamed) Inhibition Ali et al. [37]
Neuronal
Excitability/
Nociceptive
Behavior
Tissues (naïve/inflamed) Effect of Quercetin References
in vivo
● Noxious Stimulation induced discharge frequency TG neuron (Naïve) Inhibition
(quercetin = lidocaine)
Toyota et al. [19]
TG neuron (Inflamed) Inhibition
(quercetin > lidocaine)
Sashide et al. [20]
● Hyperalgesia (nociceptive reflex) DRG neuron (Inflamed) Inhibition Gadotti et al. [38]
DRG neuron (Inflamed) Inhibition Ali et al. [37]

ASICs = acid-sensing ion channels, Nav = voltage-gated sodium channel, Kv = voltage-gated potassium channel, Cav = voltage-gated calcium channels, TG = Trigeminal ganglion, DRG = dorsal root ganglion, = and >: The potency of inhibition.