Effect of Pi-Zhen on 5-HT Content in Nerve Endings Tension Pain Rabbit Model / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This article was aimed to explore theeffect of Pi-Zhen(PZ) on 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) in nerve end-ings tension painrabbitmodel. Forty-two healthy male big ear whiterabbits of three months old were randomly divided into 5 groups, which were the normal group,model group, drug group, Hao-Zhen (HZ) group, and PZ group. Nerve endings tension pain modelswere established. No operation was made in the normal group. The amount of 1 ml saline was injected to the operative sitebetween the shallow and deep fascia in each rabbit and then draw out at 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 min after operation. The 5-HT level in extracting solution of different groups was determined with ELISA method. The results showed that PZ interventioncan reducethe 5-HT level ofextracting solution in operative site; and with the increasing of time, the level of 5-HT was gradually reduced. Compared with the model group, the contents of 5-HT in the treatment group were significantly decreased at different time points(P<0.01). The content of 5-HT in the PZ group was significantly higher than that of the normal group at 5 min (P<0.01). Compared with the drug group, the contents of 5-HT in the HZ group and PZ group were significantly increased at 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 min (P<0.01). Compared with the normal group, the contents of 5-HT in the PZ group was significantly decreased at 40, 50, 60 min (P<0.05). Compared with the HZ group, the contents of 5-HT were significantly decreased at 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 min (P<0.01). There was no difference at other time points. It was concluded that PZ can ease pain through reducing the tension of local soft tissues, decreasing 5-HT releasing, and promoting its degradation.

Effect of ?,?-carotene in improving H_2O_2 induced damage of osteoblasts / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

Objective To investigate the effect of ?,?-carotene in enhancing the function of anti-oxidative damage in osteoblasts.Methods M3T3-E1 osteoblasts were randomly divided in five groups: control group,model group,and ?,?-carotene group [low-dose(1?10-8mol/L),medium-dose(1?10-7mol/L),high-dose(1?10-6mol/L)].The activity of cells,superoxide dismutase(SOD),the content of reactive oxygen species(ROS),lipid oxygen(LPO),and membrane fluidity were tested and compared. Results Compared with those in ?,?-carotene groups,the activity of cells,SOD activity and membrane fluidity in the model group were significantly decreased(P