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ObjectiveBased on the protective effect of Dengzhan Shengmai capsules （DZSM） on chronic cerebral hypoperfusion （CCH）， network pharmacology was employed to investigate the molecular mechanism. MethodCCH model was established by right common carotid artery ligation. The mice were divided into sham operation group， model group， ginaton group （48 mg·kg-1）， DZSM low- and high-dose groups （0.040 5， 0.162 g·kg-1）. The efficacy was evaluated by the Morris water maze test and open-field test. The underlying mechanism of DZSM for CCH was analyzed by network pharmacology and verified by molecular biology experiments. PubChem， GeneCards， Metascape and other databases were used for targets collection and enrichment analysis. Besides， the association of ingredients targets of DZSM with disease targets of CCH， core target network and chemical components-core targets-pathways network were constructed by STRING 11.0 and Cytoscape 3.7.1. ResultThe escape latency of CCH mice significantly shortened on the 3rd to 5th day after DZSM low-dose treatment， the crossing times， time spent in the target quadrant， movement distance and distance in the central region of CCH mice significantly increased after DZSM low-dose and high-dose treatment. The results of network pharmacology indicated that DZSM might play a key role by regulating inflammatory response， phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B （PI3K/Akt） signaling pathway， cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction， tumor necrosis factor （TNF） signaling pathway， blood circulation， angiogenesis， extracellular matrix and other related biological processes and pathways， and acting as targets such as interleukin-6 （IL-6）， TNF， insulin-like growth factor 1 （IGF1）， vascular endothelial growth factor A （VEGFA）， epidermal growth factor （EGF）. The results of biological experiments showed that DZSM could reduce the expression of IL-6 in brain tissue of CCH mice. ConclusionDZSM provides a protective effect during CCH， and its multi-component， multi-pathway， multi-target mechanism is also revealed， which provides a basis for further study of the mechanism.
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OBJECTIVE： To study the effects of Dengzhan shengmai capsules combined with isosorbide mononitrate on serum TIMP-1 and MMP-9 levels， blood lipid level and cardiac function in patients with unstable angina pectoris （UAP）. METHODS： Totally 198 UAP patients admitted to our hospital from Apr. 2016 to Apr. 2019 were selected， and divided into observation group （n＝102） and control group （n＝96） according to therapy plan. Control group received Isosorbide mononitrate tablets 40 mg， qd， orally； observation group additionally received Dengzhan shengmai capsules， 2 capsules per time， tid， orally， on the basis of control group. Both groups received treatment for consecutive 4 weeks. The clinical efficacy， serum levels of MMP-9 and TIMP-1， blood lipid indexes [low density lipoprotein cholesterol （LDL-C）， high density lipoprotein cholesterol （HDL-C）， triglyceride （TG）， total cholesterol （TC）]， cardiac function indexes [end-diastolic volume （EDV）， left ventricular ejection fraction （LVEF）， end-systolic volume （ESV）] and ADR were compared between 2 groups. RESULTS： The total response rate of observation group was significantly higher than control group （91.18％ vs. 70.83％， P＜0.05）. Before treatment， there was no statistical significance in the levels of ESV， MMP-9， TIMP-1， TC， LDL-C， TG， HDL-C， EDV and LVEF between 2 groups （P＞0.05）. After treatment， the levels of MMP-9， TC， LDL-C， TG， ESV and EDV in 2 groups were decreased significantly in both groups， and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group （P＜0.05）； meanwhile， the levels of TIMP-1， HDL-C and LVEF in 2 groups were increased significantly， and the observation group was significantly higher than control group （P＜0.05）. There was no statistical significance in the incidence of total ADR in 2 groups （P＞0.05）. CONCLUSIONS： Dengzhan shengmai capsules combined with isosorbide mononitrate show good clinical efficacy for UAP， which can effectively reduce serum MMP-9 level and increase serum TIMP-1 level， reduce blood lipid levels， as well as improve cardiac function for UAP patients， with good safety.
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Objective To study the effects of Dengzhan Shengmai (DZSM) capsules on the autophagy in brains after cerebral Isch-emia-reperfusion in rats. Methods 50 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into sham group (n=10), 3-methyladenine (3-MA) group (n=10), 3-MA-control group (n=10), DZSM group (n=10) and DZSM-control group (n=10). The middle cerebral arteries were occluded for 1 hour and re-perfused in all the rats except the sham group. The 3-MA and 3-MA-control groups were injected 3-MA or normal saline (NS) into the right lateral ventricle 1 hour before operation. The DZSM and DZSM-control groups accepted DZSM or NS by gavage daily for 3 days since 4 hours after reperfusion. The rats were assessed with Longa's score 3 days after operation, and the expression of microtubule-associat-ed protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) and Beclin1 in the brain were detected with immunofluorescent labeling and Western blotting;and the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected with chemiluminescence in the DZSM and DZSM-control groups. Results The expression of LC3 and Beclin1 increased in the ipsilateral ischemic hemisphere, especially in the cortex and striatum surrounding the infarct core (P<0.001, compared with the sham group). The expression of LC3 and Beclin1 decreased in the 3-MA group compared with the 3-MA-control group (P<0.001), with the decrease of Longa's score (P<0.001). The expression of LC3-II and Beclin1 decreased in the DZSM group com-pared with the DZSM-control group (P<0.001), with the decrease of Longa's score (P<0.001) and level of ROS (P<0.001). Conclusion Inhi-bition of autophagy after focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion plays a role in neuroprotection, which may be a way of DZSM to work.
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@#Objective To study the effects of Dengzhan Shengmai (DZSM) capsules on the autophagy in brains after cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion in rats. Methods 50 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into sham group (n=10), 3-methyladenine (3-MA) group (n=10), 3-MA-control group (n=10), DZSM group (n=10) and DZSM-control group (n=10). The middle cerebral arteries were occluded for 1 hour and re-perfused in all the rats except the sham group. The 3-MA and 3-MA-control groups were injected 3-MA or normal saline (NS) into the right lateral ventricle 1 hour before operation. The DZSM and DZSM-control groups accepted DZSM or NS by gavage daily for 3 days since 4 hours after reperfusion. The rats were assessed with Longa's score 3 days after operation, and the expression of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) and Beclin1 in the brain were detected with immunofluorescent labeling and Western blotting; and the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected with chemiluminescence in the DZSM and DZSM-control groups. Results The expression of LC3 and Beclin1 increased in the ipsilateral ischemic hemisphere, especially in the cortex and striatum surrounding the infarct core (P< 0.001, compared with the sham group). The expression of LC3 and Beclin1 decreased in the 3-MA group compared with the 3-MA-control group (P<0.001), with the decrease of Longa's score (P<0.001). The expression of LC3-II and Beclin1 decreased in the DZSM group compared with the DZSM-control group (P<0.001), with the decrease of Longa's score (P<0.001) and level of ROS (P<0.001). Conclusion Inhibition of autophagy after focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion plays a role in neuroprotection, which may be a way of DZSM to work.
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AIM: To observe the clinical efficacy of Dengzhan Shengmai Capsules(Herba Erigerontis,Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng,Radix Ophiopogouis,Fructus Schisandrae chinensis) in improving type 2 diabetes insulin resistance. METHODS: 98 patients were randomly divided into two groups: the control group(50 cases) were treated with conventional therapy,the treatment group(48 cases) were treated with Dengzhan Shengmai Capsules based on conventional therapy.These two groups were all treated for 2 months.FPG,FINS,2hPG,HbA_1C and ISI were observed before and after treatment. RESULTS: The total effects of the treatment group(91.67%) was higher than that of the control group(40.00%)(P