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OBJECTIVE: To study the effects and mechanism of couplet medicines of Scutellaria baicalensis-Paeonia lactiflora on improving ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice. METHODS: A total of 70 mice were randomly divided into blank group, model group, S. baicalensis group (1. 5 g/kg), P. lactiflora group (1. 5 g/kg), S. baicalensis-P. lactiflora (2:1, 1:1, 1:2, m/m) groups (total amount of 1. 5 g/kg), with 10 mice in each group. Except for blank group, UC model of mice was induced in each group. The next day after modeling, treatment groups were given relevant medicine liquid 0. 2 mL/10 g (75 mg/mL, calculated by crude drug mass concentration), while blank group and model group were given constant volume of normal saline intragastrically, once a day, for consecutive 7 d. After administration, disease activity indexes (DAI) of rats were scored, and the serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, D-LA and myeloperoxidase (DAO) were determined. The length of the colon was measured and the intestinal mass index was calculated in mice. The activities of medullary peroxide (MPO) and SOD, the levels of NO and MDA were determined in colon tissue. RESULTS: Compared with blank group, DAI score, serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, D-LA and DAO, the levels of MPO, NO and MDA in colon were increased significantly in model group, while the length of colon, intestinal mass index and SOD level of colon tissue were decreased significantly, with statistical significance (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). Compared with model group, DAI score, serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and DAO, the level of MDA in colon were decreased significantly in S. baicalensis group (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). The serum levels of TNF-α and IL-1β, the level of MDA in colon were decreased significantly in P. lactiflora group (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). Above indexes of S. baicalensis-P. lactiflora (2:1) group were improved significantly except for the length of colon (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). Above indexes of S. baicalensis-P. lactiflora (1:1) group were improved significantly except for serum level of IL-6 and the level of SOD in colon (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). Above indexes of S. baicalensis-P. lactiflora (1:2) group were improved significantly except for serum level of NO (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). CONCLUSIONS: The couplet medicines of S. baicalensis-P. lactiflora can reduce the expression of proinflammatory factors, enhancing antioxidant activity of the body and decrease intestinal mucosal permeability so as to improve UC symptom of mice; and the effect of S. baicalensis-P. lactiflora (2:1) group is the best.
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Objective To explore the inhibition of Zn(PMFPCl) 2 on HepG2 cells and its mechanism.Methods The HepG2 cells were divided into control group and experimental group of 10, 30 and 70 μmol/L.The cell proliferation was detected by MTT assay, cell apoptosis and cell cycle was analysed by flow cytometry, cellular morphological change was observed with inverted microscope and the expressions of apoptosis-regulated proteins of p53, p21, caspase-3, bax and bcl-2 in HepG2 cells were detected by Western blot.Results The inhibitory rates of experimental groups (10, 30, 70μmol/L) at 24, 48 and 72h were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.05), and the highest one was 63.29% of 70 μmol/L Zn (PMFPCl)2at 72 h.The apoptosis rates of each experimental group at 48h was significantly higher than that of control group (P<0.05).The cells were induced a remarkable G1 arrest by Zn(PMFPCl) 2 which could inhibit proliferation.The number of adherent cells reduced and cells shrank, convex on cytomembrane surface appeared and the cells changed to round and were brighter.Western blot results showed that the protein levels of p53, p21, caspase-3 and bax increased and bcl-2 decreased with the Zn(PMFPCl)2concentration increasing (P<0.05).Conclusion Zn(PMFPCl)2 could inhibit the proliferation and promote apoptosis of HepG2 cells whose mechanisms are promotation of p53, p21, caspase-3 and bax expressions and inhibition of bcl-2 expression.