ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the molecular mechanism of Buyang Huanwu Tang in improving cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Method:Eighty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group, Buyang Huanwu Tang low and high dose (13, 26 g·kg-1·d-1) group. According to 10 mL·kg-1, the drug was administered twice a day for 7 days. The subarachnoid hemorrhage model was made by double occipital pool injection method. The neurological function scores of rats in each group were evaluated at 1, 3, 5 and 7 days. The diameter of basilar artery was measured by hematoxylin-eosin (HE)staining. The expressions of phosphp-phosphoinositide 3-kinases(p-PI3K), phosphp-protein kinase B(p-Akt),endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS) and neuronal nitric oxide synthase(nNOS) protein in basilar artery brain tissue were detected by Western blot. The expression of nitric oxide(NO) and endothelin-1(ET-1) in rat cerebrospinal fluid was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Result:Compared with sham operation group, the neurological function scores of the model group were significantly decreased (PPPPP-1·d-1) increased the neurological function scores 3 to 5 days after treatment, and the basilar artery diameter was significant increased (PPPPPPPPPConclusion:The protective effect of Buyang Huanwu Tang on cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage may be related to up-regulation of p-PI3K, p-Akt and eNOS expression in PI3K/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway, thereby increasing NO production.