GAO Run-cheng, WANG Zhi-wen, YUAN Qiang, et al. Effect of Shexiang Wulong Pill on Pathomorphology and Expression of p38 MAPK and Caspase-3 of Cartilage in Rabbits with KOA[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(11): 228-231.
GAO Run-cheng, WANG Zhi-wen, YUAN Qiang, et al. Effect of Shexiang Wulong Pill on Pathomorphology and Expression of p38 MAPK and Caspase-3 of Cartilage in Rabbits with KOA[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(11): 228-231. DOI: 10.11653/syfj2013110228.
Objective: To study expression of p38 mitogen-activated proteikinase(p38 MAPK) and Caspase-3 in cartilage of the rabbit of knee osteoarthritis (KOA)
and discuss the possible mechanisms by Shexiang Wulong pill in treatment of osteoarthritis. Method: Forty only adult male rabbits were randomly divided into 4 group he control group
the model group
high dose group and low dose group of Shexiang Wulong pill (n=10). 1.6% papain protein was injected to the rabbit knee joint cavity to establish rabbit knee osteoarthritis model
Shexiang Wulong pill groups were ig treated with Shexiang Wulong pill 0.6
1.2 g·kg-1·d-1 for 4 weeks. To observe the pathomorphology of cartilage HE staining was used and the expression levels of p38MAPK and caspase-3 was detected by immunohistochemistry technology. Result: Shexiang Wulong pill could alleviate the rabbit cartilage pathological changes. Compared with the model group
Shexiang Wulong pill could reduce the expression of p38MAPK and Caspase-3 in cartilage tissue (P<0.01). Conclusion: The Shexiang Wulong pill may reduce expression of p38MAPK and Caspase-3
and inhibit excessive cartilage cell apoptosis-related.