Effect of Fu-Sheng powder on ischemia-reperfusion-like injury in neural cells / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

AIM: To further elucidate the mechanism underlying the protective effect of Chinese herb Fu Sheng powder on vascular dementia. METHODS: Primary passage of neural cells of new born rats were subjected to the ischemia-reperfusion-like injury of hypoxia plus glucose deprivation followed by reoxygenation plus glucose, and the effect of “Fu-Sheng powder” on neural cells was examined. RESULTS: Both 5 hours of “ischemia” and 5 hours of “ischemia” plus 5 hours of “reperfusion” led to severe injury to neural cells, the formation of MDA and intracellular calcium concentration increased significantly, however, the activities of SOD and fluidity of neurons decreased significantly. It was also observed that Fu-Sheng powder could significantly alleviate this injury. CONCLUSION: Fu-Sheng powder had direct protective effect on neurons subjected to iscehmia-reperfusion-likeinjury, which might be one of the mechanisms underlying its therapeutic effect on vascular dementia. [