Effects of Nourishing Yin and Clearing Heat Decoction on Level of Glucocorticoid and the Glucocorticoid Receptor mRNA Expression in MRL/lpr Mice / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the change of glucocxnticoid(GC) and the messenger RNA expression of its receptor(GRmRNA) in MRL/lpr mice with the intervention of nourishing yin and clearing heat decoction.Methods Forty MRL/lpr mice were randomly divided into four groupsmodel control group,TCM group,west medicine group,combined treatment of traditional chinese medicine and west medicine group,10 mice in each group.The group was intragastrically administrated normal sodium,nourishing yin and clearing heat decoction,prednisone suspension,nourishing yin and clearing heat decoction plus prednisone suspension,0.5 mL every time,once daily for 10 weeks respectively.Meanwhile,10 Kungming mice were selected as normal group,administrated normal sodium,like the model group.The expression of glucocxnticoid receptor-alpha and beta(GR?mRNA,GR?mRNA) were detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).Results Compared with normal,the expression of GRmRNA was increased in model groups,but the level of GC was not different.Compared with model group,GR?mRNA and GR?mRNA of MRL/lpr mice were improved in all treatment groups,especially in combined treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine group.Conclusion Nourishing yin and clearing heat decoction has effect of upregulating the expression of GRmRNA in MRL/lpr mice,so as to enhance the effect of glucocorticoid and reduce its side effects.