Kai Xin San is a Chinese herbal formula composed of Radix Ginseng, Poria, Radix Polygalae and Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome. It has been used in China for many years for treating amnesia. Kai Xin San ameliorates amyloid-...Kai Xin San is a Chinese herbal formula composed of Radix Ginseng, Poria, Radix Polygalae and Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome. It has been used in China for many years for treating amnesia. Kai Xin San ameliorates amyloid-β （Aβ） induced cognitive dysfunction and is neuroprotective in vivo, but its precise mechanism remains unclear. Expression of insulin-degrading enzyme （IDE）, which degrades Aβ, is strongly correlated with cognitive function. Here, we injected rats with exogenous Aβ42 （200 μM, 5 μL） into the hippocampus and subsequently administered Kai Xin San （0.54 or 1.08 g/kg/d） intragastrically for 21 consecutive days. Hematoxylin eosin and Nissl staining revealed that Kai Xin San protected neurons against Aβ-induced damage. Furthermore, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, western blot and polymerase chain reaction results showed that Kai Xin San decreased Aβ42 protein levels and increased expression of IDE protein, but not mRNA, in the hippocampus. Our findings reveal that Kai Xin San facilitates hippocampal Aβ degradation and increases IDE expression, which leads, at least in part, to the alleviation of hippocampal neuron injury in rats.展开更多
Objective： To observe the effect of extracts from Radix Ginseng, Radix Notoginseng and Rhizoma Chuanxiong （EXT） on delaying vascular smooth muscle cells （VSMCs） aging in aged rats. Methods： VSMCs were obtained b...Objective： To observe the effect of extracts from Radix Ginseng, Radix Notoginseng and Rhizoma Chuanxiong （EXT） on delaying vascular smooth muscle cells （VSMCs） aging in aged rats. Methods： VSMCs were obtained by the modified tissue explants technique and were shown to be positive for smooth muscle α-actin （SM-α-actin） by immunohistochemistry staining. VSMCs obtained from the young rats were served as the young control group; VSMCs obtained from the old rats were treated with no drug （the old group）, with low dose extracts （20 mg/L, the EXT low-concentration group） and high dose extracts （40 mg/L, the EXT highconcentration group）, and with Probucal （106 mol/L, the Probucal group） as a positive control. All groups were cultured for 24 h in the medium with 10% serum for 24 h followed by another 24 h in the serum-free medium. At the end of the 48-h culture, the following analyses were performed including determination of senescenceassociated β-galactosidase （SA β-Gal） activity, flow cytometry analysis of cell cycle, real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） analyses of p16, Cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 （CDK4） and retinoblastoma （Rb） mRNA expression, and Western blotting analyses of p16, cyclin D1, CDK4 and phosphoretinoblastoma （pRb） protein expressions. Results： （1） In comparison to the younger rats, VSMCs from aged rats had significantly more SA β-Gal positive cells （P〈0.01） and more cells in S phase （P〈0.05）. VSMCs from the all treated groups showed a significant decrease in both SA β-Gal positive cells （P〈0.05） and S phase （P〈0.05） compared to the old rats. （2） Compared with the young group, VSMCs in the old group had a significant decrease in p16 and Rb mRNA expression and a significant increase in Cyclin D1 and CDK4 mRNA expression. Compared with the old group, VSMCs in the treated groups had a significant increase in p16 and Rb mRNA expression and a significant decrease in 展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81303248,81603321the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China,No.H2015028+1 种基金a grant from the Nursing Program for Young Scholars of Heilongjiang Province of China,No.UNPYSCT-2016116the Scientific Research Fund for Doctors of Qiqihar Medical University in China,No.QY2016B-09
文摘Kai Xin San is a Chinese herbal formula composed of Radix Ginseng, Poria, Radix Polygalae and Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome. It has been used in China for many years for treating amnesia. Kai Xin San ameliorates amyloid-β （Aβ） induced cognitive dysfunction and is neuroprotective in vivo, but its precise mechanism remains unclear. Expression of insulin-degrading enzyme （IDE）, which degrades Aβ, is strongly correlated with cognitive function. Here, we injected rats with exogenous Aβ42 （200 μM, 5 μL） into the hippocampus and subsequently administered Kai Xin San （0.54 or 1.08 g/kg/d） intragastrically for 21 consecutive days. Hematoxylin eosin and Nissl staining revealed that Kai Xin San protected neurons against Aβ-induced damage. Furthermore, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, western blot and polymerase chain reaction results showed that Kai Xin San decreased Aβ42 protein levels and increased expression of IDE protein, but not mRNA, in the hippocampus. Our findings reveal that Kai Xin San facilitates hippocampal Aβ degradation and increases IDE expression, which leads, at least in part, to the alleviation of hippocampal neuron injury in rats.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Program 937,No.2007CB507400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30973828)the Independent Topic Program of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (No.Z02151)
文摘Objective： To observe the effect of extracts from Radix Ginseng, Radix Notoginseng and Rhizoma Chuanxiong （EXT） on delaying vascular smooth muscle cells （VSMCs） aging in aged rats. Methods： VSMCs were obtained by the modified tissue explants technique and were shown to be positive for smooth muscle α-actin （SM-α-actin） by immunohistochemistry staining. VSMCs obtained from the young rats were served as the young control group; VSMCs obtained from the old rats were treated with no drug （the old group）, with low dose extracts （20 mg/L, the EXT low-concentration group） and high dose extracts （40 mg/L, the EXT highconcentration group）, and with Probucal （106 mol/L, the Probucal group） as a positive control. All groups were cultured for 24 h in the medium with 10% serum for 24 h followed by another 24 h in the serum-free medium. At the end of the 48-h culture, the following analyses were performed including determination of senescenceassociated β-galactosidase （SA β-Gal） activity, flow cytometry analysis of cell cycle, real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） analyses of p16, Cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 （CDK4） and retinoblastoma （Rb） mRNA expression, and Western blotting analyses of p16, cyclin D1, CDK4 and phosphoretinoblastoma （pRb） protein expressions. Results： （1） In comparison to the younger rats, VSMCs from aged rats had significantly more SA β-Gal positive cells （P〈0.01） and more cells in S phase （P〈0.05）. VSMCs from the all treated groups showed a significant decrease in both SA β-Gal positive cells （P〈0.05） and S phase （P〈0.05） compared to the old rats. （2） Compared with the young group, VSMCs in the old group had a significant decrease in p16 and Rb mRNA expression and a significant increase in Cyclin D1 and CDK4 mRNA expression. Compared with the old group, VSMCs in the treated groups had a significant increase in p16 and Rb mRNA expression and a significant decrease in
