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OBJECTIVE： To study improvement effects of Panax notoginsenoside（PNS） on cisplatin-induced renal injury model rats and its effects on related factors. METHODS： Totally 72 SD rats were randomly divided into blank group， model group， positive drug group and PNS low-dose， medium-dose， high-dose groups， with 12 rats in each group. Except for blank group， other groups were given cisplatin via tail vein （3 mg/kg×4 times） to establish renal injury model. Since the first day after the first injection of cisplatin， positive group was given anfostine solution intraperitoneally （1.0 mg/kg）； PNS groups were given PNS solution intraperitoneally （15.63， 31.35， 62.70 mg/kg）； blank group and model groups were given constant volume of normal saline 0.2 mL， for consecutive 60 d. The 24 h urine of rats was collected； the contents of β-N-acetylaminoglycosidase（NAG） and 24 h urine protein （Upro/24 h） were detected； the serum contents of Scr and BUN were detected. mRNA and protein expression of CTGF， TGF-β1， Col-1， TIMP-1 and PAI-1 in renal tissue were determined by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry respectively. RESULTS： Compared with blank group， the contents of NAG and Upro/24 h in urine， serum contents of Scr and BUN， mRNA and protein expression levels of CTGF， TGF-β1， Col-1， TIMP-1 and PAI-1 in renal tissue were increased significantly （P＜0.05）. Compared with model group， the contents of above urine and serum biochemical indicators were decreased significantly in PNS groups； mRNA expression of CTGF and TGF-β1 and protein expression of CTGF， TGF-β1， Col-1 and TIMP-1 in renal tissue of rats in PNS groups， mRNA expression of Col-1 in PNS high-dose group， and mRNA expression of TIMP-1 and protein expression of PAI-1 in PNS medium-dose and high-dose groups were decreased significantly （P＜0.05）. Compared with positive group， the contents of NAG and Upro/24 h in urine were decreased significantly in PNS medium-dose and high-dose groups （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS： PNS can effectively improve the renal function of cisplatin-induced renal injury model rats， and relieve cisplatin-induced renal fibrosis by decreasing the expression of renal fibrosis related factors as CTGF， TGF-β1， Col-1， TIMP-1 and PAI-1 in renal tissue.
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Objective:To study the effects of panax notoginsenosides on the proliferation and oxidation indices of cisplatin-induced nephroxicity in HK-2 cells. Methods:HK-2 cells were cultured in vitro till the number was up to 1 × 106/ml. The cells were inoculated in 96-well culture plate and randomly divided into six groups:normal saline ( NS) group,the model group, the positive control group and the high dose group , medium dose group and low dose group of panax notoginsenosides ( PNS) . The nephroxicity model was dupli-cated with the addition of cisplatin (the final concentration was 6. 25μg·L-1). The model group, positive control group and the three panax notoginsenosides groups was treated with saline solutions, amifostine, panax notoginsenosides at the dose of 100,50 and 25 mg· L-1 , respectively. The cell viability was detected with an MTT method, the content of MDA and the activity of SOD, GSH-PX and LDH were measured and the cell structure was observed. DCFH-DA was used as the fluorescence probe to detect the level of ROS by a fluorescence microplate reader. Results:Compared with those in the model group, the cell viability and the activity of SOD and GSH-PX in the three PNS groups and the positive control group significantly increased (P<0. 05);the content of MDA, the level of ROS and the activity of LDH significantly decreased (P<0. 05); the cell structure was significantly improved. Conclusion: PNS can pro-mote the proliferation of HK-2 cells in vitro, and improve the biochemical parameters and enzyme levels. The results suggest that PNS has a protective effect on HK-2 cell,and the protective mechanisms may be related with its antioxidant effect.
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Baicalin (BA) is the most well-known flavonoid present in Radix Scutellariae. The aim of this study was to explore whether the pharmacokinetic behavior of BA in rat brain can be affected by Panax notoginsenosides (PNS), and to assess the possible mechanism for the observed effects. Specific HPLC and HPLC/MS/MS methods were developed and validated for the determination of BA in the rat plasma and brain using carbamazepine as an internal standard. BA was found to enter rat brain quickly after a single intravenous dose. When co-administered with PNS, clearance (CL) of BA from rat plasma decreased by 50.00%, while the area under the curve AUC0-t and AUC0-∞ increased 94.69% and 87.68%, respectively. On the other hand, some pharmacokinetic parameters of BA in rat brain had obvious differences after PNS was administered, such as an increase in Tmax from 5 min to 15 min, an increase in AUC0-t and AUC0-∞ by 42.75% and 29.39%, respectively, as well as a decrease in CL by 27.95%. Together, these results indicate that PNS can decrease the elimination rate of BA from rat plasma, promote the penetration of BA into rat brain, increase the concentration and slow down the elimination of BA from rat brain. The data provide important information that compatibility with PNS can promote the consequent effects of BA for the treatment of encephalopathy.
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Animals , Male , Administration, Intravenous , Area Under Curve , Brain , Metabolism , Brain Diseases , Drug Therapy , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Drug Synergism , Flavonoids , Metabolism , Pharmacokinetics , Therapeutic Uses , Ginsenosides , Pharmacology , Injections, Intravenous , Panax notoginseng , Chemistry , Phytotherapy , Plant Extracts , Metabolism , Pharmacokinetics , Pharmacology , Plant Roots , Rats, Wistar , Scutellaria baicalensis , Chemistry , Tandem Mass SpectrometryABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effect of Panax notoginsenosides monomers ginsenoside Rg 1 in inhibiting hepatic fibro-sis .Methods The rat model of hepatic fibrosis was established by using 50% Ccl4 ,total 35 d .The different doses of Rg1was ad-ministered by hypodermical injection .At the end of the treatment ,the pathological changes of hepatic tissue were observed by light and transmission electron microscope .The stereological method was adopted to measure the volume density (Vvm) ,area density (Svm) ,specific surface(Qm) and surface number density (Nam) of liver cell mitochondria in various groups .Results The stereo-logical data of liver cell mitochondria showed that the statistical differences existed among various groups .Vvm in the Panax Notog-insenosides ,low dose Rg1 and isotonic saline groups were significantly increased compared with the normal control group with sta-tistical difference(P0 .05);Vvm in the high ,middle and low dose Rg1 ,Panax No-toginsenosides and colchicine groups showed the decreasing trend compared with the isotonic saline group without statistical differ-ence(P>0 .05) .Svm in the low dose Rg1 ,Panax Notoginsenosides ,colchicine and isotonic saline groups were significantly increased compared with the normal group with statistical difference (P0 .05) .Conclu-sion Rg1 has antifibrosis effects of Panax notoginsenosides ,even exceeds Panax notoginsenosides in some aspects ,and the above-mentioned effect is positively correlated with dose .Rg1 is an ideal drug for preventing and treating liver fibrosis .
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[Objective] To study the mechanisms and effects of panax notoginsenosides(PNS)on myocardial fibrosis in chronic viral myocarditic(VMC)mice.[Methods]The model mice with VMC at chronic status were established by repetitive infection of Coxsckievirus B3m(CVB3m).Heart changes of myocardium and collagen hyperplasia were observed by HE and VG stain.Collagen volume fraction(CVF)and perivascular circuferential area(PVCA)were examined by pathological examination with computed processing.Myocardium TGF-?1 was detected by immunohistochemical method and mRNA expression of TGF-?1 was analyzed by Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)method.[Results]Marked myocardial fibrosis was observed in chronic VMC model group.Compared with blank group,the index of CVF and PVCA was increased significantly(P
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Aim To investigate the effects of Panax Notoginsenosides(PNS) on the gene expression and protein excretion of TGF-?_1 and CTGF of human renal tubular epithelial cell induced by uremic serum in vitro.Methods Forty sera from CRF patients and twenty sera from healthy volunteers were collected,gently mixed,inactived and separated respectively in steriled condition.HK-2 Cells were cultured in RPMI-1640 medium with 10% newborn calves serum and subcultured routinely.They were differentiated by phase contrast microscope and scanning electron microscope detection and cytokeratin18(CK-18) immunohistochemistry method.The protein levels of TGF-?_1 were examined by enzyme-linked immunoadsordent assay(ELISA).The protein levels of CTGF were examined by Western Bloting assay.The gene expression of TGF-?_1 and CTGF was detected by Semi-quantitative reverse trainscriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).Results TGF-?_1 and CTGF gene expression and protein level were increased in 10% uremic serum groups compared with that of normal control group(P
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AIM:To explore the effects of panax notoginsenosides(PNS)on bone histomorphometry in rats with hyperlipidemia-induced osteoporosis.METHODS:Thirty 3-month-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups with 10 per group as follows.Control group was intragastrically given distilled water at the dose of 5 mL?kg-1?d-1 for 20 weeks;Model group was intragastrically given lipid emulsion at the dose of 5 mL?kg-1?d-1 for 20 weeks;PNS preventing group was intragastrically given lipid emulsion at the dose of 5 mL?kg-1?d-1 in the morning and PNS at the dose of 5 mL?kg-1?d-1 at afternoon for 20 weeks.At the end of the experiment,the right longitudinal proximal tibial metaphyseal parameters of rats were performed undecalcifiedly and used for bone histomorphometry analysis.And the blood serum contents of FFA,TG,TC,HDL-C and LDL-C were measured by biochemical analysis.RESULTS:Compared with model group,the blood serum contents of FFA,TC and LDL-C were decreased and HDL-C was increased significantly(P
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Objective To investigate the effect of different ratios of ginsenosides(GS) and panax notoginsenosides(PNS),which are extracted from Qi-strengthening herbs of Radix Ginseng and blood-activating herbs of Radix Notoginseng respectively,on rats peritoneal mesothelial cells(PMCs) in peritoneal dialysis solution(PDS).Methods PMCs were isolated from rat peritoneal membrane by trypsin digestion method,and then a stable PMCs culture model was established.PMCs were pre-exposed in 4.25% PDS for 3 hours,and then respectively grew in culture solution with different ratios of GS or PNS for 6 hours.The capacity of proliferation of rat PMCs was assessed by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT) assay.Results GS 100?g/mL and PNS 80?g/mL showed protective effect on the proliferation of injured PMCs in PDS(P 0.05).Conclusion The combination of GS and PNS,which are extracted from Qi-strengthening herbs of Radix Ginseng and blood-activating herbs of Radix Notoginseng respectively,exerts certain protective effect on PMCs in peritoneal dialysis solution.