ABSTRACT
Objective:To study the preventive and therapeutic effects of Jiechangyan Qixiao granule ( JQX) in the rats with ulcer-ative colitis ( UC) induced by dextran sulfate sodium .Methods:The UC model was induced by drinking dextran sulfate sodium ( DSS, 4%) freely in Wistar rats weighting 180-220g.Guben Yichang tablets and sulfasalazine was used as the standard drugs for the compari -son.After 7-day intragastric administration of Jiechangyan Qixiao granules at the dose of 2.70, 1.35 and 0.68 g· kg-1 · d-1 , the se-rum levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), nitric oxide (NO), interleukin -6(IL-6)and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), and the protein expression of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1)in colon and nuclear factor(NF-kBp65) were detected.Results:Compared with the model group, the granule at high and medium dose could sig-nificantly increase the activity of SOD in blood and decrease the contents of MDA , TNF-αand IL-6 (P<0.05 or P<0.01).The granule could also notably decrease the MOP activity in colonic mucous of UC rats (P<0.05 or P<0.01), and the contents of NF-kBp65 and ICAM-1 in the inflammation reaction(P<0.01).Conclusion: JQX shows promising efficacy in the treatment of UC rats induced by dextran sulfate sodium .