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AIM : To investigate the effects of Ca 2+ /CaM dependent calcineurin(CaN) signaling pathway on cardiomyocytes hypertrophy of rat induced by neuropeptide Y(NPY). METHODS : Cardiomyocytes of neonatal Wistar rats were cultured with NPY of various concentrations (10,100 nmol?L -1 ). Cyclosporine A (CsA) was used to inhibit the activity of CaN. The methods of 3H Leu incorporation was used to assess protein synthesis rate in cardiomyocytes. Western blot and histochemistry were used to measure CaN protein expression and CaN activity in cardiomyocytes. RESULTS : 3 H Leu incorporation of cardiomyocytes were increased significantly by 100 nmol?L -1 NPY ( P
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Objective: To study the pharmacological effects of Zengxuean capsule (Radix Astragali, Indigo Naturalis, Cordyceps, etc) on anti inflammation.Methods:A few conventional models, such as the mouse pinna swelling induced by croton oil, were employed to determine the anti inflammatory activities of Zengxuean capsule.Results: Zengxuean capsule obviously inhibited the swelling of mouse pinna induced by croton oil, suppressed the edema of rat hind paw elicited by injection of 1% carrageenan, significantly depressed the increase of peritoneal capillary permeability in the xylene induced mice, and greatly decreased proliferation of granuloma led by implanting cotton pellet. It had an abatement effect of algesia induced by heat with tail flick method, and could not inhibit the swelling of pinna led by croton oil when mouse's adrenal was resected.Conclusion: Zengxuean capsule is an effective medicine on anti inflammation, and its acitivity is realized by adrenal cortical system.