Effects of Tongxinluo capsule on sciatic nerve apoptosis in spontaneous type II diabetic KK/Upj-Ay mice and mechanism research.
- Author:
Chao WANG
;
Hui-xin ZHANG
;
Han-ying XING
;
Xing WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Apoptosis;
drug effects;
Capsules;
administration & dosage;
Diabetic Neuropathies;
drug therapy;
physiopathology;
Disease Models, Animal;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
administration & dosage;
Humans;
Male;
Mice;
Mice, Inbred C57BL;
Mice, Transgenic;
Sciatic Nerve;
cytology;
drug effects
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2015;40(7):1396-1399
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To investigate the effects of Tongxinluo capsule on sciatic nerve apoptosis in spontaneous type II diabetic KK/Upj-Ay mice, in order to explore its mechanism for improving diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). KK/Upj-Ay mice were selected as the DPN animal model and randomly divided into the model, Tongxinluo low, middle and high group (1, 2, 4 g x kg(-1)). C57BL/6 mice were selected as the control group. Mice were given intragastrically for 12 weeks. Paw withdrawal latency, motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) and sensory nerve conduction velocity (SNCV) were detected. Apoptotic rate were detected by FCM. Bcl-2, Bax, Caspase-3 mRNA and protein expression in sciatic nerve were examined by Real-time PCR and Western blot. p38MAPK, p-p38MAPK expression were examined by Western blot. In this study,the authors found that Tongxinluo capsule could increase paw withdrawal latency, MNCV and SNCV. Apoptotic rate of sciatic, the expression of Bax and caspase-3 were lower, while Bcl-2 expression was higher in Tongxinluo group than those in model mice. The expression of p-p38MAPK significantly decreased in Tongxinluo group. The results showed that Tongxinluo capsule has protective effects on diabetic peripheral neuropathy of mice via inhibiting cell apoptosis and suppressing the expression of p-p38MAPK.
