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Objective:To investigate the potential mechanism of Shenfu injection in regulating stress response via the neuro-endocrine-immune system by network pharmacology and molecular docking. Methods:The main active ingredients and related targets of Shenfu injection were screened using the Traditional Chinese Medicine System Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform.PharmMapper, Swiss Target Prediction platform and Uniprot database were used to predict the target and unify the gene names.GeneCards, OMIM, TTD, CTD, Drugbank, Disgenet and Pharmgkb databases were searched to screen the related targets regulated by stress responses.Venny 2.1 tool was used to obtain the potential effect targets of the intersection between Shenfu injection and stress response regulation, and the STRING database was imported to construct the interaction PPI network and screen the key targets.Potential effect targets were uploaded to Metascape database online analysis for study on the mechanism through GO and KEGG enrichment analysis.Autoduck and Pymol were used for molecular docking and visualization.Results:Forty-three main active ingredients and 257 related targets for Shenfu injection were obtained by component screening and target prediction.A total of 4 811 targets related to stress response regulation were retrieved from the database, 188 potential effect targets were obtained by intersection with Shenfu injection component-related targets, and 14 key targets were obtained by PPI network screening.Eighteen samples were screened by GO enrichment analysis, which mainly involved the circulatory system and humoral regulation, responses to external stimuli and trauma, MAPK cascade reaction, postsynaptic membrane, receptor complex and ion channel complex and neurotransmitter receptor activity, etc.KEGG enrichment analysis showed 20 highly correlated pathways, mainly covering neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, calcium signaling pathway, adrenergic signaling, steroid hormone biosynthesis, IL-17, TNF, MAPK, cGMP-PKG, PI3K-Akt, NF-κB, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway and cell apoptosis, etc.The results of molecular docking indicated that the main active components had good binding force with the key target.Conclusions:The components of Shenfu injection such as kaempferol, β-sitosterol, Demethyldelavaine, Stigmasterol, ginsenoside, Carnosifloside, hypaconitine may act on targets such as AKT1, TNF, IL1B, PTGS2, HSP90AA1, MAPK1, NFKBIA, NR3C1 and ADRB2 and regulate the stress response through the mechanisms such as regulation of the functional state of the neuro-endocrino-immune system, inhibition of inflammatory responses, anti-oxidative stress and reduction of cell apoptosis.
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Objective To study the reversal effect of Shenfu decoction（SFD）on adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy and explore its mechanism by using serum metabolomic technology. Methods The BALB/c mouse model of cardiomyopathy induced by adriamycin was established. The corresponding intervention was given. The serum lactate dehydrogenase（LDH）and creatine phosphatase isoenzyme MB（CK-MB）were measured. The ejection fraction (EF) and shortening fraction (FS) were measured by echocardiography. Mouse serum was collected for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. The data obtained was analyzed by multivariate and univariate statistical analysis to compare the changes of endogenous metabolites in the serum of mice in the normal group, model group and Shenfu decoction treatment group, to find the potential biomarkers of Shenfu decoction to reverse the adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy. Metabolic pathway analysis was used to explore the targeted metabolic pathway of Shenfu decoction. Results The levels of serum LDH and CK-MB in the model group were increased significantly, and the values of EF and FS decreased significantly, indicating that the model was successfully established. The above indicators were significantly improved after treatment with Shenfu decoction. 13 potential biomarkers of adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy were identified by metabonomic analysis, and Shenfu decoction had significant reversal effect on 11 metabolites. Metabolic pathway analysis showed that the synthesis of phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan, arachidonic acid metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, tricarboxylic acid cycle and dicarboxylic acid metabolism were the main targeted metabolic pathways of Shenfu decoction. Conclusion Shenfu decoction can reverse adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy by regulating the unbalanced synthesis of phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan, as well as the metabolism of arachidonic acid, phenylalanine, dicarboxylic acid and tricarboxylic acid cycle.
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The present study was designed to investigate the targets and synergistic mechanism of Shenfu Decoction (SFD) in the treatment of heart failure. A heart failure animal models was established to evaluate the pharmacological effects of SFD for anti-heart failure, then constructed ingredient-target interaction network by developing ingredient and target databases, the Discovery sdudio software was used for molecular docking. In addition, we validated the predicted protein targets of active ingredients in SFD by using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology. Our results demonstrated that SFD could enhance ejection fraction, alleviate myocardial histopathological characteristics, and reduce the level of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), aldosterone (ALD), atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP) and Renin (REN) in heart failure rat model. In addition, the ingredient database including 349 constituents and target database including 236 proteins were established, and 75 proteins were screened and identified by molecular docking strategy. 22 core target proteins were identified through network pharmacology, and the component-core target network was constructed. Finally, the affinity between the compounds and targets were verified by the SPR analysis method. The present study suggested that SFD may act on ACE 2, REN, ACE, ICAM-1, EGF, HTR2B, PARP1, NPPB and other proteins through AC, BAC, ACN, Re, Rg1, Rb1 to exert synergistic effects against heart failure.
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Objective To study the protective effect of shenfu injection on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in rats.Methods 120 male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats(320-350 g) were randomly divided into sham operation group,model control group,Nimodipine injection group,low,medium and high dose group of shenfu injection according to gender weight.20 males in each group were given medicine once a day for 7 days before operation.The cerebral ischemia model was established by thread embolization after 5 days of administration.In the sham operation group,the other operations were the same as those in the model group except for carotid artery ligation and thread insertion.After 24 hours of perfusion,the neurological score,abdominal aorta blood flow,malondialdehyde (MDA),superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GHS) levels in brain tissues were measured.Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining was used to calculate the area of cerebral infarction and pathological examination of brain tissues.Results Compared with the model control group,the middle and high dosage of shenfu injection could obviously improve the nerve function and increase the percentage of cerebral infarction area (P ＜ 0.05);the high dosage group of shenfu injection could obviously decrease the whole blood viscosity (P ＜ 0.01);the middle and high dosage of shenfu injection could obviously reduce the level of MDA in rat brain tissue (P ＜ 0.01) while increasing the levels of SOD and GSH (P ＜0.01),finally could significantly improve the pathological changes of brain tissues such as mild swelling of nerve fibers,mild neuronal degeneration,inflammatory interstitial edema and inflammation.Conclusions Shenfu injection has obvious protective effect on cerebral ischemia reperfusion model in rats.
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Objective To investigate the effect of Shenfu injection preconditioning on ventilator-induced brain injury in rats.Methods Sixty healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 300-320 g,were divided into 3 groups (n=20 each) using a random number table:control group (group C),ventilator-induced brain injury group (group VIBI) and Shenfu injection group (group SF).Rats were mechanically ventilated for 6 h with tidal volume of 40 ml/kg in VIBI and SF groups.Rats were mechanicaliy ventilated for 6 h with tidal volume of 10 ml/kg in group C.Shenfu injection 20 ml/kg was injected intraperitoneally at 30 min before ventilation in group SF.Blood samples were collected at 2 and 6 h of ventilation for measurement of the concentrations of serum S100β protein (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay).Then the rats were sacrificed at the end of ventilation,and brains were removed for determination of the contents of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-o) (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and expression of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) and γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor in brain tissues (by Westem blot).Results Compared with group C,the serum concentrations of S100β protein at each time point of ventilation and contents of IL-1β and TNF-α in brain tissues were significantly increased,and the expression of GAD and GABAA receptor was down-regulated in VIBI and SF groups (P＜0.05).Compared with group VIBI,the serum concentrations of S100β protein at each time point of ventilation and contents of IL-1β and TNF-α in brain tissues were significantly decreased,and the expression of GAD and GABAA receptor was up-regulated in group SF (P＜0.05).Conclusion Shenfu injection preconditioning can relieve ventilator-induced brain injury in rats,and the mechanism may be related to inhibiting inflammatory responses and activating GABA signaling pathway.
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy of Shenfu Decoction in treatment of critically ill patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency type low triiodothyronine syndrome (LT3S). Methods Totally 110 critically ill patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency type LT3S were randomized into two groups. Control group used standard Western treatment; Treatment group was given the combination of Western treatment and Shenfu Decoction; each group was treated for 7 d. The therapeutic effect indexes were serum T3, serum T4, serum TSH, APACHE II score, hospital day, results of treatment, and therapeutic efficacy of TCM syndromes. Results After treatment, the APACHE II score in control and treatment groups have been significantly improved (P < 0.05, 0.001). Compared with control group, the score in treatment group declined more drastically, and difference between two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05); The serum T3 levels have been significantly improved in both groups and improved more in treatment group, and the difference between two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05); The hospital day of treatment group was shorter than control group after treatment, and the difference between two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05); The symptoms score progressed in both groups after treatment and have been significantly improved in treatment group, and the difference between two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05); The treatment group had more significant clinical curative effect after treatment (P < 0.05). Conclusion Shenfu Decoction in critically ill patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency type LT3S could improve the clinical curative effect, progress the TCM syndromes and results of treatment, and shorten the hospital stay.
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Objective To explore the effect of Shenfu Decoction combined with western medicine treatment of elderly patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MOF) clinical effect. Methods 65 cases of elderly patients with MOF as the research object, were randomly divided into observation group (n=35) and control group (n=30). The two groups were given conventional standard western medicine treatment, the observation group on the based on the combination of Shenfu Decoction treatment. Results After treatment, two groups of blood pressure and urine volume were significantly increased (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05); the two groups of patients with respiratory and heart rate were significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05); two groups of Scr, BUN, UA were significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05); the two groups after treatment IL-6, CRP, TNF-α levels decreased significantly (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Shenfu Decoction combined with western standard clinical effect in treatment of elderly MOF is considerable.
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Objective To explore the effect of Shenfu Decoction combined with western medicine treatment of elderly patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MOF) clinical effect. Methods 65 cases of elderly patients with MOF as the research object, were randomly divided into observation group (n=35) and control group (n=30). The two groups were given conventional standard western medicine treatment, the observation group on the based on the combination of Shenfu Decoction treatment. Results After treatment, two groups of blood pressure and urine volume were significantly increased (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05); the two groups of patients with respiratory and heart rate were significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05); two groups of Scr, BUN, UA were significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05); the two groups after treatment IL-6, CRP, TNF-α levels decreased significantly (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Shenfu Decoction combined with western standard clinical effect in treatment of elderly MOF is considerable.
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ObjectiveFrom the changes of expression of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) in rats with traumatic brain injury under mild hypothermia treatment with Shenfu decoction as a subsidiary, to speculate the mechanism of protective effect of the decoction on the injury.Methods Ninety Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into three groups by random number table: non-transfection control group, adenovirus mediated immune flourescent reverse transcription virus group (blank AD5-GFP transfection group) and adenovirus mediated immune flourescent reverse transcription virus carrying CIRP silent expression gene group (AD5-GFP-CIRP-SiRNA transfection group), 30 rats in each groups. Then, each group was subdivided into three subgroups: model group, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) low and high dose groups, 10 rats in each subgroup. After the mild hypothermia treatment for 48 hours, in the TCM low dose group and high dose group, a dose of TCM 1 mL/kg and 5 mL/kg was injected via a tail vein into the rat respectively, while in the model group, 1 mL/kg normal saline was injected into the same vein, once a day for consecutive 2 days in all the groups. Before modeling in the blank AD5-GFP transfection group and AD5-GFP-CIRP-SiRNA transfection group, virus transfection models were reproduced at first by one-time intrathecal injection of 0.1 mL AD5-GFP and 0.1 mL (1×1010 pfu/mL) AD5-GFP-CIRP-SiRNA virus vector respectively, and in model group, 0.1 mL normal saline was given. The rat cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus part were collected, the brain cell apoptosis was detected by transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL), the CIRP mRNA expression in the cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus part was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), the protein expressions of rat sarcoma protein Raf, Ras, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), phosphorylation ERK (p-ERK), mitogen activated protein kinase (MEK), p-MEK were determined by Western Blot.Results The brain tissue cell apoptosis indexes (AI) in the cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus part in TCM low, high dose group of non-transfection control and blank AD5-GFP transfection group were lower than those in model group, and the expressions of CIRP mRNA were higher than those in model group, there were no significant differences in AI and CIRP mRNA in the cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus between model, TCM low and high dose groups of AD5-GFP-CIRP-SiRNA transfection group, but AI was significantly higher and CIRP mRNA was significantly lower than that in corresponding subgroups of AD5-GFP transfection control group and blank AD5-GFP transfection group. Western Blot detection showed that: Raf/Ras, p-MEK/MEK protein expressions revealed no statistical significant differences in different parts of each group (allP > 0.05), the p-ERK/ERK protein expression in the cortex, hippocampus, and hypothalamus part was significantly lower in TCM low and high dose group than that in the model group of non-transfection control group and blank AD5-GFP transfection group, the degree of descent in the TCM high dose group being more significant (the cortex: non-transfection control group was 7.2±1.0 vs. 15.3±1.8, AD5-GFP transfection group was 8.1±0.7 vs. 16.2±1.5; hippocampus part: non-transfection control group was 6.6±0.8 vs. 14.7±2.0, AD5-GFP transfection group was 6.8±1.0 vs. 14.9±1.3; hypothalamus part: non-transfection control group was 9.4±1.1 vs. 12.7±1.7, AD5-GFP transfection group was 10.6±1.3 vs. 9.4±1.1, allP 0.05).Conclusions The Shenfu decoction used in rats with brain trauma under treatment of mild hypothermia is possibly by promoting CIRP over-expression, lowering ERK expression and inhibiting the initiation of signal transduction of the secondary transcription factor phosphorylation, thereby the neural cell apoptosis is decreased and play a subsidiary role of anti-apoptosis of mild hypothermia.
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Objective: To investigate the regulation of in vitro myocardial cell L type calcium channel of rats with active component of Shenfu Decoction and its combination. Methods: With Langendorff cardiac infusion, the single ventricular myocardial cell with acute enzymylosis approach was acquired and the voltage current of L type calcium channel was recorded with whole cell patch technique. Results: The active ginsenosides Re (3, 10, 30, and 100 μmol/L), and Rg1 (10 and 100 μmol/L) can reversibly reduce L type calcium current in a dose dependant manner, Rb1 (10 and 100 μmol/L) has no effect on L type calcium current; the active component aconine (10 and 100 μmol/L) of aconite could irreversibly enhance L type calcium current in a dose dependant manner; The combination of ginsenosides Re (20 μmol/L) and Rg1 (80 μmol/L) also reduced the L type calcium current, which is more significant than either ginsenosides Rg1 and Re; The inhibitory rate of the combination of ginsenosides Rg1, Re and aconine (100 μmol/L) has no difference from the combination of ginsenosides Rg1 and Re. Conclusion: The active component ginsenosides Rg1 and Re of Shenfu Decoction can reduce the L type calcium current, while aconine can irreversibly enhance the L type calcium current; The combination of ginsenosides Rg1 and Re can obviously increase the reduction of L type calcium current, while the combination of ginsenosides Rg1, Re and anonine can not change the reduction of L type calcium current.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of Shenfu Decoction pretreatment on the function of intestinal mucosal barrier of endotoxemic rats.Methods Twenty-four adult male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 4-6 months,weighing 180-220 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =8 each):blank control group (group C),endotoxemia group (group E) and Shenfu Decoction pretreatment group (group S).Endotoxemia was induced by lipopolysaccharide 10 mg/kg injected intravenously in anesthetized rats in groups E and S.Normal saline and Shenfu Decoction 5 ml/kg were injected intraperitoneally at 30 min before the model of endotoxemia was established in groups E and S,respectively.At 2 h after the model of endotoxemia was estabhshed,blood samples were obtained from the abdominal aorta for measurement of the plasma concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),interleukin6 (IL-6),intestinal fatty acid binding protein (i-FABP) and diamine oxidase (DAO) by ELISA.The distal ileum was harvested for detection of the expression of tight junctional protein Zonula Occludens-1 (ZO-1) in the intestinal mucosa of epithelial cells by immunohistochemistry.The changes in pathological morphology of the intestinal mucosa were examined after one segment of the distal ileum was stained with haematoxylin and eosin.The pathological changes were assessed and graded according to Chiu's score.Results Compared withgroup C,the plasma TNF-α,IL-6,i-FABP and D-lac concentrations were significantly increased,Chiu's scores were increased,and the expression of ZO-1 was down-regulated in groups E and S (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group E,the plasma TNF-α and IL-6 concentrations were significantly decreased,the plasma i-FABP and D-lac concentrations were decreased,Chiu's scores were decreased,and the expression of ZO-1 was up-regulated in group S (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Shenfu Decoction pretreatment can attenuate the damage to the intestinal mucosa and protect the function of intestinal mucosal barrier in endotoxemic rats and inhibition of systemic inflammatory responses is involved in the mechanism.
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of shenfu injection on airway resistance and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation (OLV) in patients undergoing lobectomy.MethodsSixty ASA Ⅱ patients of both sexes,aged 50-80,BMI 20-29 kg/m2,scheduled for lobectomy under thoracic epidural block combined with general anesthesia,were randomly divided into 2 groups( n =30 each):normal saline control group (group C) and shenfu injection group (group S).In group S,shenfu injection was infused intravenously at 4.5 ml·kg-1 ·h-1 for 20 min before anesthesia induction.In group C,equal volume of normal saline was infused instead of shenfu injection.Airway peak pressure was recorded and arterial blood samples were taken for determination of PaO2 before OLV,at 30,60 min of OLV and the end of surgery.Oxygenation index was calculated.ResultsCompared with group C,airway peak pressure was significantly decreased and oxygenation index increased at 30,60 min of OLV in group S ( P ＜ 0.05).ConclusionShenfu injection can decrease airway resistance and increase oxygenation during OLV in patients undergoing lobectomy,indicating that shenfu injection has a lung-protective effect.
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Objective To investigate the effect of Shenfu injectio on insulin resistance in rabbits undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) . Methods Thirty New Zealand white rabbits of both sexes weighing 2.2-2.5 kg were randomly divided into 3 groups (n = 10 each): group I sham operation (group S); group Ⅰ CPB and group Ⅰ CPB + Shenfu injectio (group SFI). In group IE (group SFI) Shenfii injectio 10 ml/kg was injected intraperitoneally (IP) once a day for 2 days and at 30 min before anesthesia. In group Ⅱ and Ⅲ the duration between aortic cross-clamping and unclamping was 60 min. MAP was maintained at 50-60 mm Hg during CPB. The plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were measured immediately after induction of anesthesia (T_1), immediately after aortic cross-clamping (T_2) , and at 5, 35 and 75 min after aortic unclamping (T_3, T_4 , T_5) and insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) was calculated. The expression of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), phosphatidyl-inositol 3 kinase (PI3Kp85) and glucose transporters (CLUT4) in skeletal muscle was detected at 150 min of CPB by immuno-histochemistry. Results Compared with the baseline values at T_1 , plasma glucose and insulin concentrations and HOMA-IR were significantly increased at T_(2-5) in all 3 groups ( P < 0.05) . CPB significantly increased the plasma glucose and insulin concentrations and HOMA-IR at T_(2-5) in group Ⅱ and Ⅲ as compared with group S ( P < 0.05). The expression of PI3Kp85 and GLUT4 in muscle was significantly decreased in group Ⅱ and Ⅲ as compared with group S ( P < 0.05). Shenfu injectio significantly decreased plasma glucose concentration and HOMA-IR and increased plasma insulin concentration in group fD as compared with group Ⅱ . Shenfu injectio significantly attenuated the CPB-induced changes in IRS-1, PI3Kp85 and GLUT4 expression in muscle. Conclusion Shenfu injectio can ameliorate CPB-induced insulin resistance and the mechanism may be related to the up-regulation of the expression of insulin signal transduction molecules in skeletal muscle.
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Objective To investigate the effects of pretreatment with Shen-fu injection on mitochondrial permeability transition and mitochondrial transmembrane potential (△ψm) following myocardial ischemiareperfusion (IR) injury in rats. Methods Thirty SD rats of both sexes weighing 250-300 g were randomly divided into3 groups with 10 animals in each group:Ⅰ sham operation group (group S); Ⅱ IR group and Ⅲ Shen-fu injection group (group SFI). The animals were anesthetized with intraperitoneal 20% urethane 5 ml/kg. The chest was opened and the heart exposed. Myocardial IR was induced by temporary ligation of the anterior descending branch of left coronary artery maintained for 30 min, followed by 120 min reperfusion. Myocardial ischemia was confirmed by decoloration of apex and elevation of S-T segment (＞ 0.1 mV) or erection of T wave. In group SFI,SFI 10 ml/kg was infused at 15 min before ischemia, while in group S and IR equal volume of normal saline was infused instead of SFI. At 120 min of reperfusion, blood samples were collected from right internal carotid artery for determination of serum concentration of cTnI. The animals were then sacrificed and the hearts were immediately removed for measurement of myocardial mitochonerial permeability transition pore (MPTP) activity (by spectrophotometry at 540 nm) and myocardial △ψm (by fluorospectrophotometer using rhodamine 123 as fluorescent probe). Results Compared with group S, serum cTnI concentration and MPTP activity were significantly increased and △ψm was decreased in group IR. SFI pretreatment significantly attenuated the IRinduced increase in serum cTnI concentration and the MPTP activity and decrease in △ψm. Conclusion SFI pretreatment can protect myocardium from IR injury by attenuating the IR induced increase in MPTP opening and decrease in △ψm.
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Objective To study the expression of interleukin-18(IL-18)during the progression of renal interstitial fibrosis in rat kidney after unilateral ureteral obstruction(UUO)and the effect of Shenfu injection.Methods The obstructive nephropathy model was established by unilateral ureteral obstruction(UUO).Fifty。Six rats were randomly assigned into shame operation group,operation group(UUOgroup)and treatment group(UUO+Shenfu).After 7 and 14 days,the renal function and histopathological changes were evaluated.Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the expression of IL-18 in renal tissue.Results In comparison with the shame opeartion group,the operation group showed obvious renal interstitial fibrosis.And the expression of IL-18 increased signifieantly(P<0.05).Compared with the operation group,the degree of interstitial fibrosis was obviously ameliorated in the treatment group,and the expression of IL-18 decreased significandy after treatment for 7 days(P<0.05),and decreased more after treatment for 14 days(P<0.05).Conclusions Shenfu injection may protect renal function by decreasing the expression of IL-18 in the progression of renal interstitial fibrosis.
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[Objective] To observe the clinical effect of Shenfu Decoction and Compound Red Sage Injection on new infants respiratory distress syndrome.[Method] Randomly divide 42 cases into 2 groups,control group(1)take the integrated therapy:CPAP,oxgen,warming,keeping wet and anti-bacterial;the treatment group(1)take the Shenfu Decoction and Compound Red Sage Injection.Compare their cure rates after 7d.[Result] In group 1,survivable rate was 95.23%,cure rate 71.4%;and 80.95% and 47.62% respectively for other group;the clinical symptoms,signs,blood-gas analysis and X-ray result were all better in group 1 than group 2.[Conclusion] Oral taking Shenfu Decoction and Compound Red Sage Injection for vein drip can help relieve infants clinical symptoms and pass alveolus superficial active substance lack period.
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Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine for acute severe traumatic brain injury.Methods The patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury were randomized into the treatment group(receiving integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine),control 1 group(receiving routine western medicine and blood-activating and stasis-removing herbs) and control 2 group(receiving routine western medicine).The therapeutic effect,neurological impairment score and complications were compared in the three groups after treatment for 3 weeks.Results In the treatment group,13 patients were markedly effective,5 effective,2 ineffective and the total effective rate was 90.0%;in control 1 group,8 patients were markedly effective,4 effective,8 ineffective and the total effective rate was 60.0%;in control 2 group,9 patients were markedly effective,6 effective,5 ineffective and the total effective rate was 75.0%.The therapeutic effect in the treatment group was superior to that in the two control groups(P
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0.05).But in the reported 6 groups patients,the fatality rate in 5 groups was higher that in the 16 patients,and the difference(P
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Objective To compare the effect of ultrafiltration method and activated carbon absorbance method on aconitine-type alkaloid (AA) content in the preparation of Yiqi Huiyang Injection (YHJ) and to evaluate the safety of YHJ by limited detrmination of diester alkaloids (DEA).Methods Acid dye colorimetry was used to detect AA content and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was applied to determine the limited content of DEA. Mesaconitine, aconitine, hypaconitine were separated on a Hypersil BDS-C?18?column, with methanol and 0.05% triethylamine (70∶30) as mobile phase, wavelength at 240 nm and external standard for quantitative analysis.Results Compared with activated carbon absorbance method, the loss of AA was reduced, limited content of aconitine was within the pharmacopoeia standard method and the other two kinds of DEA were also low in YHJ prepared by ultrafiltration method.Conclusion Ultrafiltration was superior to activated carbon absorbance in the preparation of YHJ as with AA as the parameter, and the contents of DEA were very low which indicates that the toxicity of YHJ may be also low.
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Objective To investigate the protective effects of Shenfu injection on myocardium against ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats. Methods Twenty-four healthy male SD rats weighing 230-280 g were randomly divided into three groups (n = 8,each): sham-operation group(Sham), ischemia and reperfusion group (I/R), Shenfu injection group(SF) . In Sham group, the anterior descending branch of left coronary artery was exposed and a piece of silk thread was placed around the artery but untied. The ischemia and reperfusion injury models in I/R and SF groups were made by temporary ligation of the anterior descending branch of left coronary artery,ischemia lasted for 30 min and reperfusion for 60 min. In SF group, the Shenfu injection(10 ml/kg) was intraperitoneally injected 30 min before ischemia. In Sham and I/R groups, normal saline (10 ml/kg) was intraperitoneally injected. After 60 min reperfusion, the blood samples of all rats in each group were collected from the left carotid arterial catheter for determination of the concentrations of plasma TNF-?, IL-6 ( ELISA) . The myocardium samples were obtained for ultrastructure observation (Electron-microscope) .Results Compared with that in Sham group, the plasma concentrations of TNF-? and IL-6 in I/R group significantly increased( P