Objective To observe the protecting effect of Tongluoningxinfang decoction on human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Methods To cultivate endothelial cells and prepare serum with Tongluoningxinfang decoction and Fufangdanshenwan,cells were randomly separated into 8 groups,normal group,model group,treat group (high dose,medium dose,low dose),control group (high dose,medium dose,low dose). Except normal group,add 30% H2O2 to the other groups,and make endothelial cells damaged models. Add serum with drugs to treat groups and control groups,and test NO,ET-1 and P-selection (Ps) respectively. Result NO of model group was significantly lower than normal group,all treat groups and all control groups. ET-1 of model group was significantly higher than all treat groups and all control groups. Ps of model group was significantly higher than normal group,treat groups (smedium dose,low dose) and control groups (high dose,medium dose). It had no significant difference compared with model group,treat group (high dose) and control group (low dose). Conclusion Tongluoningxinfang decoction has the same influence as Fufangdanshenwan on secretion of vein endothelial cells. Tongluoningxinfang decoction and Fufangdanshenwan all can prevent vein endothelial cells from damage induced by H2O2.

The relationship of dose and effect in TCM formulae was an important subject in the TCM modernization research.Some characteristic properties of TCM dose-effect relationship were proposed in this paper: the dose-effect relationship of TCM had a specifi c regulation from the whole-view idea in traditional medical theories besides common properties,nonlinear character from the compatibility of medicine properties,and multi-effects varied with the different compatibility from the alternation of doses.The subjects of dose-effect relationship included single medicine,drug pair and formulae.The study on the dose-effect relationship of TCM might be helpful to the explanation of conception,connotation,ideas and methods of TCM,provide scientifi c supports and instructions for the TCM clinical practices,and provide research bases for the TCM innovation.