Experimental Research of Effect and Mechanism of Liangxue Tongyu Recipe on Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage in Rats / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect and mechanism of extracts of Liangxue Tongyu Recipe(LTR) on acute cerebral hemorrhage rats. Methods Twelve SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group, LTR water-extract group and LTR alcohol-extract group. Rats of sham operation group were injected with 2μL of normal saline into the left caudate nucleus, and rats of the other groups were injected with 2μL (0.25 U/ μL) of type Ⅶ collagenase into the left caudate nucleus to induce the model of acute cerebral hemorrhage. And then the rats of LTR groups were given intra-gastric gavage of LTR water-extract or LTR alcohol-extract. At the end of the experiment, we observed the macroscopic features of rat brain, pathological changes in rat brain under microscope after HE staining, awake time, rectal temperature, neurobehavioral scores and serum-specific enolase (NSE) level. Results Rats except for the sham operation group had various degrees of right hemiplegia symptoms, and the symptoms became severest on the third day of experiment. LTR alcohol-extract group and water-extract group had an effect on improving neurobehavioral scores, shortening awake time, and decreasing rectal temperature and serum NSE level of model rats. Conclusion LTR alcohol-extract and water-extract can relieve acute cerebral hemorrhage induced by type Ⅶcollagenase .