Objective To investigate the effects of Jiawei Danshen Decoction on endothelial cell ultrastructure, serum NO and ET in apolipoprotein E-knockout atherosclerosis (AS) mice;To discuss its mechanism of anti-atherosclerosis.Methods Totally 24 7-8 weeks old ApoE -/- mice were fed with a high fat diet for 12 weeks until the a mature atherosclerotic plaque was formed. They were randomly divided into four groups:model group, control group,Jiawei Danshen Decoction of low-dose group and high-dose group, 6 mice in each group. Another 6 normal C57BL/6J mice with the same strain were set as the blank group, and fed with general diet. After medicine intervention by gavage for 8 weeks, blood was extracted from orbital venous to measure serum NO and ET;aortic endothelial cell ultrastructure changes were observed by transmission electron microscope.Results Compared with the blank group, the level of NO obviously decreased and ET significantly increased in the model group (P<0.01). Compared with model group, medicine intervention increased NO and reduce ET level (P<0.05). Electron microscopy results showed that the model group showed fatty streaks stage performance;endothelial damage in each administration group was improved compared with model group.Conclusion Jiawei Danshen Decoction can improve the endothelial cell ultrastructure and functions and protect endothelial cells, with a purpose to delay the AS process.

Objective:To explore the protective effect of Shen’an decoction on cisplatin induced renal injury in rats by regulating TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway. Methods:Sixty SD rats were randomly divided into blank group, model group, positive control group, high dose Shen’an Decoction group, medium dose Shen’an Decoction group and low dose Shen’an Decoction group, with 10 rats in each group. Except the blank group, the other groups were intraperitoneally injected with cisplatin 7.5 mg/kg to prepare the acute kidney injured rat model. After the modeling, the high, medium and low dose groups of Shen’an Decoction were gavaged with 0.698, 1.395 and 2.790 g/ml Shen’an Decoction respectively, and the positive control group was gavaged with benazepril hydrochloride suspension of 5 mg/kg, once a day for 14 days. The kidney histopathological changes of rats in each group were observed by HE staining. The content of BUN, creatinine(CR), Cystatin C (Cys-C), TNF-α, and IL-6 in serum were detected by ELISA. The expression of TLR-4, NF-κB p65, myeloid differentiation factor (MyD88), and tumor necrosis factor receptor related factor 6 (TRAF-6) in renal tissue were detected by Western blot. Results:Compared with the model group, the growth condition of rats in each dose group of Shen’an Decoction was significantly improved ( P<0.05), and the kidney coefficient was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). The serum levels of BUN, Cr, Cys-C, TNF-α, IL-6 of rats in each dose group of Shen’an Decoction were significantly decreased ( P<0.05). The expression of TLR-4 (0.54 ± 0.07, 0.52 ± 0.09, 0.41 ± 0.04 vs. 0.86 ± 0.06), NF-κB (0.74 ± 0.02, 0.72 ± 0.06, 0.67 ± 0.05 vs. 0.93 ± 0.03), MyD88 (0.86 ± 0.02, 0.82 ± 0.03, 0.61 ± 0.02 vs. 1.04 ± 0.03), and TRAF-6 (0.65 ± 0.04, 0.58 ± 0.08, 0.54 ± 0.07 vs. 0.90 ± 0.06) in kidney tissue of rats in each dose group of Shen’an Decoction was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Shen’an Decoction can protect the renal function of rats by inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway and alleviating the pathological changes of renal injury induced by cisplatin.