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Objective To observe the long-term toxicity of sustained-release dropping pills of Rhynchophylla total alkaloids in rats.Methods 80 Wistar rats were randomly divided into high dose group, middle dose group, low dose group and normal group. The rats were consecutively drenched for 12 weeks. The general status of the animals was observed daily in medication duration and body weight, daily appetite, quantity were recorded every 2 weeks. All animals were sacrificed on drenched 12 weeks and 2 weeks after discontinuation, then the content of WBC, RBC, Hb, PLT, LYM, NEU and ALT, AST, ALP, BUN, Cr were detected. Ratio of viscera was measured and the major organs were examined by the pathology.Results Continuous intragastric administration for 12 weeks after high dose group rats, poor diet, weight growth was slow;no significant changes of Hematology was found;The ALT, AST and ALP of high dose group rats increased[respectively(77.5±11.9)U/L,(210.4±21.7)U/L,(220.6±19.8)U/L], compared with the blank control group[respectively(55.2±12.1)U/L,(180.4±21.3)U/L,(190.3±22.6)U/L], the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). The ratio of liver body in high dose group(3.86±0.29)was higher than the control group(3.52±0.25), the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). And liver degeneration, focal necrosis was found.Conclusion The main chronic toxic damage is liver damage caused by sustained-release dropping pills of Rhynchophylla total alkaloids of long-term large delivery.
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Aim To study the protective effects of Rhynchophyll a of total alkaloids ( RTA ) on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury and the possi ble mechanism of action. Methods The effects of RTA on decapit ated gasping model and model of middle cerebral artery ischemia 2 h/reperfusion 22 h were observed. The neurological scores, cerebral infarct volume and cerebr al water content after ischemia/reperfusion were observed in rats respectively. The activities of NOS and SOD and the content of MDA in rat's brain tissue were measured. Neuron apoptosis in ischemia penumbral area were detected by terminal depoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling ( TUNEL ) . Results The average gasping times in mice treated with RTA 50 , 75 mg?kg -1 was significantly prolonged. The cerebral infarct volume and cerebral water content in rats treated with RTA 40, 60 mg?kg -1 were sign ificantly decreased in ischemic rats. RTA 40, 60 mg?kg -1 increased the ac tivity of SOD ,and decreased the activity of NOS and the content of MDA in the i schemic brains of rats. The number of apoptotic neurons in ischemia penumbral ar ea of cerebral tissue of rats treated with RTA 40, 60 mg?kg -1 was signif icantly lower than that in control rats. Conclusions RTA has pr otective effect on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury; this may be related to inhibit the activity of NOS and lipoperoxidation, and increasing the activity of SOD and decreasing neuron apoptosis.