Objective Two-dimensional electrophoresis and mass spectrum were used to study the effects of Liuwei Dihuang Decoction on hepatic mitochondria proteome of kidney-yin deficiency rat induced by hyperthyrea. Methods The protein of liver mitochondria from kidney-yin deficiency rats and the kidney-yin deficiency rats treated with Liuwei Dihuang Decoction were isolated by two-dimensional electrophoresis, then stained with silver staining method. The gels were respectively imaged by UMAX ImageScanner and spot-features of proteome difference were analyzed by ImageMaster2D6.0 software. MALDI-TOF MS was used to identify the different protein with abundant changes more than 2 folder between normal rats and kidney-yin deficiency rats. Results In the treated group it was found that major urinary protein precursor, peroxiredoxin-6, endoplasmic reticulum protein 29 precursor, chain D rat transthyretin were increased, while 78 kDa glucos eregurated protein precursor, glutathione S-transferase Mu 1, 60 kDa heat shock protein, peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase, H~+ -transporting ATP synthase, nuclear factor kappa B 2, BNIP1 protein were decreased. Conclusion The mechanism of nourishing kidney-yin action of Liuwei Dihuang Decoction lies in its relieving energy metabolism, regulating inflammatory factorderangement and apoptosis inhibition, antagonizing free radical damage, enhancing gonadal hormone level by the down regulation of NF-κB, H~+-transporting ATP synthase, and the up-regulation of PDX6.

Objective To observe the mechanism of Siwu Decoction (Decoction of four ingredients) on blood deficiency syndrome.Methods Wistar rats were randomized into 3 groups: model group, treatment group, and normal group, 6 ones in each. Rats of the model group and the treatment group were injected 2% acetylphenylhydrazine (APH) saline subcutaneously on the first, forth and seventh day. From the forth day, the model group was treated with saline by gavage, the treatment group was treated with Siwu Decoction by gavage, and the normal group was treated with saline for 7 days in succession. Then the amount of peripheral blood cells, wet weight of liver and spleen were detected. Liver mitochondrial proteome of all rats were extracted. Proteomic technology was used to measure the regulated proteins by Siwu Decoction.Results In the model group, the rats had decreased general status significantly such as pale, enlarged liver and spleen, lowered red blood cells (RBC) and hemoglobin (HGB), increased white blood cells (WBC) and reticulocyte (RCT) (P