ABSTRACT
Objective: To observe the protective effects of Yougui drink(右归饮) on chronic renal failure rats with insufficiency of kidney-Yang(肾阳虚) and investigate its mechanisms.Methods: Chronic(renal) failure model with insufficiency of kidney-Yang was replicated by nephrectomy(5/6 renal cortex) and(propylthiouracil)(PTU) infused into the stomach.The model rats were randomly divided into three(groups:)(model) group,Yougui drink group and sham-operated group.Yougui drink group was given Yougui drink(infused) into stomach daily,while the other two groups were given equivalent water daily for 28 days.The(pathological) study of the kidney tissue was performed and the serum blood urea nitrogen(BUN),creatinine(Cr) and lipid levels were determined after the experiment.Results: Yougui drink significantly decreased serum BUN and Cr levels and increased the reduced triglycerides(TG) in the rats compared to model group(BUN:(13.65?1.37)mmol/L vs.(15.88?1.16) mmol/L,P
ABSTRACT
Niaodukang is an effective formula used in the second affiliated hospithal of Guangzhou Universityof TCM for chronic renal failure, which is composed of Rhizoma Rhei,Radix Polygoni Multiflori,Radix Astragali seu Hedysari and Fructus Ligustri Lucidi with the actions of supplementing qi, warmingYang, strengthening spleen, tonifying kidney, promoting blood circulation and removing turbid pathogenicfactor. To explore the effect of Niaodukang on the lipid metabolism of chronic renal faiure, rat model wasset up with improved technique of 5/6 kidney mass removal. After the accomplishment of the rat model for2 weeks, the models matched with the geneal conditions and 24 hours' proteinuria were randomly allocated to five groups: the model group,two Niaodukang groups with high and low dosages respectively, CoatedAldehyde Oxystarch group and the nounal control group. Serum contents of triglyceride, cholesterol andapoprotein were tested.The results showed that the blood lipid level in the model group was higher than thenormal group,and decreased markedly after the treatment of Niaodukang. It is indicated that Niaodukang exerts a good effect on the blood-lipid metabolism in rat model with chronic renal failure.