Effects of Shoutai Wan on proteome in decidua tissues of recurrent abortion mice / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analysis the differential expression of decidua tissue proteins and effective mechanisms of recurrent abortion mice with Shoutai Wan, and explore the mechanism of Shoutai Wan in preventing miscarriage.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The abortion-prone CBA/J x DBA/2 matings were established as the model of recurrent abortion and the nonabortion-prone CBA/J x BALB/c matings were used as the model of normal pregnancy. The model of recurrent abortion CBA/J x DBA/2 of mice pregnant were randomly divided into four groups according to the sequence of pregnancy, including model group, Shoutai Wan low-dose group, Shoutai Wan middle-dose group and Shoutai Wan high-dose group. From the 1st day of pregnant, mice of normal group, model group, Shoutai Wan low-dose group (3 g x kg x d(-1)), Shoutai Wan middle-dose group (6 g x kg x d(-1)) and Shoutai Wan high-dose group (12 g x kg x d(-1)) are oral administration in different doses. On the 14th day of pregnancy, all mice are killed and the embryo loss rate (ELR) was counted. The expression of differential proteins of mice decidua tissues were separated by means of 2-DE and identified by MALDI-TOF-MS. The functions of identified proteins were further analysed according to bioinformatics resources.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Compared with model group, low-dose Shoutai Wan can not significantly improve the model of recurrent abortion in pregnant mice ELR; Shoutai Wan middle-dose and high-dose group of pregnant mice ELR were significantly decreased (P < 0.01). The results showed that the well-resolved, reproducible 2-DE patterns of mice decidua tissues of model group, normal group and Shoutai Wan low middle high-dose group were obtained. Through comparative proteome analysis of decidua tissues of all groups, 30 differential expression protein spots which maybe related to recurrent abortion and Shoutai Wan intervention were identified by MALDI-TOF-MS. These differential expression proteins mainly refer to invasion of the blastocyst, blood vessel remodeling and cell apoptosis.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Shoutai Wan can decrease recurrent abortion mice ELR significantly, and play a role in preventing miscarriage. Recurrent abortion is a complicated process refer to diverse proteins participate. For several protein spots expression of decidua tissues in recurrent abortion mice was regulated by Shoutai Wan, it provides contribution to the effect characteristic of multitarget.</p>

Effect of qingxin kaiqiao formula and saponin on learning and memory abilities and expression of apoptosis signal transducers Abeta and betaAPP in AD rat brain / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effect of qingxin kaiqiao formula and saponin on the learning and memory ability and the expression of the apoptosis signal transducers Abeta and betaAPP in AD rat brain.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The comparative observation method was adopted for the animal test. Forty male SD rats were randomly divided into five groups, namely the normal group, the model group, the aricept group, the qingxin kaiqiao formula group and the saponin group, with eight rats in each group. Abeta(25-35) (10 g x L(-1)) was injected into their bilateral amygdala to establish the AD rat model. Since the next day, they were intragastrically administered with Aricept (1.67 mg x kg(-1)), Qingxin Kaiqiao decoction (12.67 mL x kg(-1)), saponin (6.30 mg x kg(-1)) and double distilled water filling for 2 weeks to observe their spatial memory ability in a Morris water maze and study the expression of Caspase-3, Abeta and betaAPP in brain tissues by immunohistochemistry.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Each traditional Chinese medicine groups showed significant improvement in the learning and memory ability of AD rats and notable differences (P < 0.05, P < 0.01) compared with the control group. The qingxin kaiqiao formula group and the saponin group showed a decrease in the expressions of Caspase-3, Abeta and betaAPP in cerebral cortex and hippocampus area, displaying notable differences (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) compared with the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>qingxin kaiqiao formula and saponin can obviously improve the learning and memory ability of AD rats with by decreasing the expression of Caspase-3, Abeta and betaAPP in cortex and hippocampus.</p>

Effect of qingxin kaiqiao recipe saponin on the expressions of Bax, Bcl-2, Abeta, and betaAPP in the cortex and hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease rats / 中国中西医结合杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effects of Qingxin Kaiqiao Recipe (QKR) saponin on the expressions of Bax, Bcl-2, beta-amyloid (Abeta), and beta-amyloid precursor protein (betaAPP) in the cortex and hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease (AD) rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-two SD rats of SPF grade were selected. Abeta 25 - 35 was injected into the bilateral amygdala to prepare the AD model. After modeling rats were randomly divided into the model group, the donepezil hydrochloride group (Donepezil Hydrochloride Tablet, 1.67 mg/kg), the QLR group (QLR Decoction, 12.67 mL/kg), and the saponin group (saponin, 6.30 mg/kg), 8 rats in each group. Another 8 rats were selected as the normal group. Rats in the normal group and the model group were given with equal volume of double distilled water by gastrogavage. The intervention was performed once daily for 2 successive weeks. The Morris water maze test was carried out by the end of medication. The escape latency and the platform crossing times were recorded during the 1 -5 days. The expressions of Bax, Bcl-2, Abeta, and betaAPP in the cortex and hippocampus were detected using immunohistochemical assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the model group, the 3rd - 5th day escape latency were all shortened in each medication group. The expressions of Bax, Abeta, and betaAPP decreased in the cortex and hippocampus. The numbers of platform crossing increased. The expression of Bcl-2 in the cortex increased. The expression of Bcl-2 in the hippocampus increased in the donepezil hydrochloride group and the QLR group with statistical difference (P<0.01, P<0.05). Compared with the donepezil hydrochloride group, the expression of betaAPP increased in the cortex and hippocampus of the saponin group. The expression of Abeta in the cortex and hippocampus decreased, the expression of Bax in the hippocampus decreased, and the expression of Bcl-2 in the cortex increased in the QLR group. The escape latency was obviously postponed at day 3 -5, the platform crossing times decreased, the expression of Bcl-2 in the cortex and hippocampus decreased in the saponin group, showing statistical difference (P<0.05, P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>QKR could significantly improve AD rats' learning, memory, and spatial capabilities, which might be achieved through decreasing the expressions of Bax, Abeta, and betaAPP in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, and elevating the expression of Bcl-2.</p>