WU Ke, SHANG Li-zhi, XIE Wen-ying, et al. Effect of Modified Erchentang on Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Bronchiole of Rats with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(14): 122-127.
WU Ke, SHANG Li-zhi, XIE Wen-ying, et al. Effect of Modified Erchentang on Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Bronchiole of Rats with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(14): 122-127. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20181425.
Objective: To study the effect of modified Erchentang on extracellular matrix remodeling in the bronchiole of rats with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Method: Fifty SD rats were randomly divided into normal group
model group
and modified Erchentang groups (5
10
20 g·kg-1)
with 10 in each group. The COPD model of rats was prepared with cigarette smoke and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). After successful modeling
each observation group was given drugs by gavage (ig) and tested for lung function. The expressions of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1)
MMP-9 and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) mRNA were detected by quantitative Real time PCR (Real-time PCR) assay. The expressions of MMP-1
MMP-9
TIMP-1
Type Ⅰ and Type Ⅲ collagen protein were detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC) techniques. Result: The expressions of MMP-1
MMP-9 and TIMP-1 mRNA were increased significantly (P<0.01)
the expressions of MMP-1
MMP-9
TIMP-1
Type Ⅰ and Type Ⅲ collagen in bronchiole tissue were higher significantly (P<0.05) in model group than those in normal group. Compared with model group
the expressions of MMP-1
MMP-9
TIMP-1 mRNA were decreased significantly (P<0.01)
while the protein expressions of MMP-1
MMP-9
TIMP-1
Type Ⅰ and Type Ⅲ collagen were decreased significantly (P<0.05) in middle and high-dose modified Erchentang groups. Conclusion: Modified Erchentang has an inhibitory effect on collagen in the extracellular matrix(ECM) of bronchioles. Its mechanism may be related to suppressing the expressions of MMP-1
MMP-9
coordinately inhibiting the expression of TIMP-1 and preventing bronchiolar ECM collagen deposition.