CHU Quan-gen, LIU Xin-ping, ZHANG Kai, et al. Effect of Didang Tang and Its Split Recipes on Expression of Myocardium TGF-, TGF- RⅡ and Smad7 in Rats with Diabetes[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(1): 93-97.
DOI:
CHU Quan-gen, LIU Xin-ping, ZHANG Kai, et al. Effect of Didang Tang and Its Split Recipes on Expression of Myocardium TGF-, TGF- RⅡ and Smad7 in Rats with Diabetes[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(1): 93-97. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2016010093.
Effect of Didang Tang and Its Split Recipes on Expression of Myocardium TGF-, TGF- RⅡ and Smad7 in Rats with Diabetes
Objective: To investigate the effect of diabetes on the expression of transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1)
transforming growth factor-β receptors Ⅱ antibodies(TGF-β RⅡ) and signal transduction molecules 7(Smad7) in rats myocardium and the intervention effects of Didang Tang and its split recipes. Method: The 12 healthy male SD rats were chosen randomly as normal group
and other 105 SD male rats were injected intraperitoneally with STZ to induce diabetes(DM) rat models
which were randomized into model group
Didang Tang group
leech and mang worm group
peach kernel and rheum officinale group
and valsartan group
receiving corresponding intervention. At the end of 8-week treatment
fasting blood glucose(FBG) was detected by full-automatic biochemical analyzer
pathomorphological change of myocardium was observed through hematoxylin-eosin staining
and the protein expression of TGF-β1
TGF-β RⅡ and Smad7 were assessed by Western blot. Result: Compared with the normal group
cell hypertrophy was observed in myocardial tissues
with obvious infiltration of inflammatory cells
significant increase in TGF-β1
TGF-β RⅡexpression and significant decrease in Smad7 expression(P<0.01). Compared with the model group
Didang Tang could significantly down-regulate TGF-β1 and TGF-β RⅡexpression and significantly down-regulate Smad7 expression(P<0.05
P<0.01). Compared with the diabetic rat models
the split recipe groups could down-regulate TGF-β1 expression and improve myocardial damages
but the effect was inferior to that of whole prescription group. Conclusion: Didang Tang could relieve cardiac fibrosis of diabetic rats and its mechanism may be associated with down-regulating TGF-β1 and TGF-β RⅡexpression in myocardium of diabetic rats and up-regulating Smad7 expression. In addition
the prophylactic and therapeutic effect of Didang Tang was better than that of its split recipes.The treatment of 'expelling heat
removing blood stasis and dredging collaterals' was associated with inhibiting TGF-β1/Smad7 signal transduction pathway.