1.Effects and Action Mechanism of Weikang Granule on Gastric Mucosa Damage
Meibing RAO ; Jiehua DU ; Ruiling ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2006;0(04):-
Objective To explore the preventive effect of Weikang granule on gastric ulcer and gastric mucosa damage in rats and its mechanism. Methods Gastric ulcer model was made by stress and pylorus ligature, gastric mucosa damage was made by feeding alcohol to rats. The effect of three different dosage on the rat model were observed. Results In the three treatment groups, there is noticeable resistant effect to the formation of stress and pylorus ligature gastric ulcer of rats. Weikang granule could protect the gastric mucosa from injury caused by alcohol, increase blood flow and content of PGE2. Conclusion It may be the potential mechanism that the prescription can improve the blood circulation of the gastric wall and increase content of PGE2.
2.Effects of treadmill training on the expression of Insulin-like growth factor-1 and its receptor in the brain of rats with focal cerebral ischemia
Yixian ZHANG ; Nan LIU ; Houwei DU ; Ronghua CHEN ; Jiehua WANG ; Kexu LIN
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009;31(3):145-149
Objective To study the effects of treadmill training on the recovery of neurological function and the expression of IGF-1/IGF-1Rin the brain poat focal cerebral ischemia.Metheods Forty-two male,adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a sham group(n=6),a model group(n=18)and a treadmill exercises group(n=18).Focal cerebral ischemia was induced in the latter two groups by right middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO)using a modified Longa's metheod.The rats in the treadmill exercises group were given treadmill training 6 days a week for 4weeks beginning 24 h after the MCAO. Rats in the sham group and model groups were reared in standard cages and could move frddly. Before being sacrificed at the 7th 14th and 28th day after the MCAO,the rats' neurological function were tested giving modified neurological weverity scores (mNSS). The expression of IGF-1/IGF-1R was detected using the reverse transcriptsae polymersae chain reaction and immunohistochemical methods.Results Neurological runction in the exercises group at the 14th and 28th day was better than in the control group,and IGF-1 and IGF-1Rexpression were significcantly upregulated on the 7th,14th and 28th day after the MCAO.Conclusion Treadmill training can improve neurological function by upregulating the expression of IGF-1 and IGF-1R in the ischemic brain, at least in rats.
3.The effects of adipose-derived stem cell transplantation on the expression of IL-10 and TNF-α after cerebral ischaemia in rats
Houwei DU ; Nan LIU ; Jiehua WANG ; Yixian ZHANG ; Ronghua CHEN ; Yingchun XIAO
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Immunology 2009;25(11):998-1001
AIM: To explore the effects of adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC) transplantation on the expression of IL-10 amd TNF-α after cerebral ischaemia in Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) rats. METHODS: 72 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: sham group, MCAO group, Vehicle group and ADSC group (n=18). Rat's cerebral ischemia model was established by MCAO with Longa' s method. ADSC were labeled by DAPI before transplantation. One day after MCAO, 30 μL of cell suspension containing 1×10~6 ADSCs were injected into the lateral ventricle of ADSC group and the same dose of PBS was given to the Vehicle group. At day 4, day 7 and day 14 after MCAO, the rats were decapitated to detect the expression of IL-10 and TNF-α in ischaemic rat' s brain by ELISA, immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. RESULTS: Compared with sham group, the expression of IL-10 and TNF-α significantly up-regulated at 4 d, 7 d of MCAO group(P<0.05). There was no statistical difference of IL-10 and TNF-α expression between MCAO and vehicle group ant any time point(P>0.05). Compared with Vehicle group, the expression of IL-10 significantly up-regulated while TNF-α expression significantly decreased of ADSC-treated group at any timepoint post MCAO(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The transplantation of ADSC could up-regulate the expression of IL-10 and down-regulate the expression of TNF-α in MCAO rat' s brain, which might contribute to its protective role upon cerebral ischaemia.