Hui-hui XIE, Ying WANG, Shuo YANG, et al. Effect of Erxian Decoction on Cardiac Electrophysiology in Peri-menopausal Rats[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(18): 43-48.
DOI:
Hui-hui XIE, Ying WANG, Shuo YANG, et al. Effect of Erxian Decoction on Cardiac Electrophysiology in Peri-menopausal Rats[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(18): 43-48. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20191601.
Effect of Erxian Decoction on Cardiac Electrophysiology in Peri-menopausal Rats
To explore the effect and mechanism of Erxian decoction on peri-menopausal cardiac electrophysiology in rats.
Method:
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Female sprague-dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups: sham operation group
model group
estradiol valerate group
and low
medium and high-dose Erxian decoction groups. Except the sham operation group
the rats in the other groups were completely removed from the ovarian replication peri-menopausal rat model. At the same time
estradiol valerate group (8×10
-4
g·kg
-1
·d
-1
)
low-dose Erxian decoction group (4 g·kg
-1
·d
-1
)
middle-dose Erxian decoction group (8 g·kg
-1
·d
-1
) and high-dose Erxian decoction group (12 g·kg
-1
·d
-1
)
sham operation group and model group were given the same amount of normal saline. The administration was given once a day for 80 consecutive days. The electrocardiogram of rats was recorded by biosignal detector connected to lead Ⅱ electrode. The content of estradiol (E
2
) in rat serum was detected by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). The pathological changes of rat uterus were observed by hematoxylin-eosin. The expression of the estrogen alpha receptor (ER
α
) protein was detected by Western blot method in myocardial tissue of rat.
Result:
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Compared with the sham operation group
the amplitudes of P wave
R wave and T wave in the electrocardiogram of the model group were significantly decreased (
P
<
0.01)
and the PR interval
QRS time course and QT interval were shortened to different degrees. The E
2
level was significantly lower (
P
<
0.01). The uterus was obviously shriveled and shrank
the endometrial layer became thinner
and the number of glands reduced significantly. The expression of ER
α
receptor protein in myocardial tissue was significantly decreased (
P
<
0.01). Compared with the model group
the Erxian decoction group could improve the pathological changes of ECG in the above rats. The medium and high-dose Erxian decoction can significantly increase the E
2
level (
P
<
0.01)
reverse significantly the pathological changes of the uterus
and up-regulate the expression of ER
α
receptor protein (
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion:
2
Erxian decoction can improve cardiac electrophysiological changes in peri-menopausal rats
and its mechanism may be related to the increase of estrogen activity and estrogen receptor expression in rats.
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