YANG Han, WANG Fei, WANG Quan-lin, et al. Effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on Expression of TGF-/Smad3 in Pulmonary Fibrosis Rats[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(24): 240-244.
DOI:
YANG Han, WANG Fei, WANG Quan-lin, et al. Effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on Expression of TGF-/Smad3 in Pulmonary Fibrosis Rats[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(24): 240-244. DOI: 10.11653/syfj2013240240.
Effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on Expression of TGF-/Smad3 in Pulmonary Fibrosis Rats
Objective: To investigate the effects of Buyang Huanwu decoction on pathomorphology and the expression of transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1)mRNA and Smad3 mRNA in lung tissue of pulmonary fibrosis rats induced by bleomycin (BLM). Method: 144 healthy male SD rats were randomly divided into six groups:sham operation(NS) group
model(BLM)group
prednisone(P) group
Buyang Huanwu decoction high-dose
middle-dose
low-dose(A
B
C) group
24 rats in each group. Pulmonary fibrosis model was established by injection of BLM into tracheal intubation
NS group was intratracheally instilled with equal NS. The rats of group A
B
C were given Buyang Huanwu decoction at the dose of 18.48
9.24
4.62 g·kg-1
the rats of group P were given prednisone at the dose of 4.2 mg·kg-1
the rats of group NS and BLM were given NS at the dose of 10 mL·kg-1. 8 rats in each group were killed respectively on days 7
14
28 after intratracheal instillation. To measure alveolar catarrh and pulmonary fibrosis degrees in left lung dyed with HE and Masson
and TGF-β1mRNA
Smad3 mRNA in right lung tissue was assessed by RT-PCR. Result: ①Alveolar catarrh and pulmonary fibrosis degrees in group BLM were significantly higher than group NS(P<0.01);②The groups of Buyang Huanwu decoction could improve the alveolar catarrh and pulmonary fibrosis in varying degree by comparison with group BLM (P<0.01 or P<0.05);③At all time points
TGF-β1
Smad3mRNA expression in group BLM was higher than that in group NS(P<0.01)
on the 7th day the change was significant;④TGF-β1
Smad3 mRNA expression of the groups Buyang Huanwu decoction was lower than that in group BLM(P<0.01 or p<0.05)
TGF-β1
Smad3 mRNA expression of group B was lower than that in group BLM at all time points(P<0.01)
the levels of that in group C were significant lower than group BLM's on the 14th day and the 28th day(P<0.01)
the levels of group A's were lower than that in group BLM
but the differences were not more obvious on the 7th day than group B and C. Conclusion: Buyang Huanwu decoction could significantly alleviate alveolar catarrh and pulmonary fibrosis
efficiently regulate expression levels of TGF-β1
Smad3 mRNA in the lung tissues of pulmonary fibrosis rats induced by BLM