Proliferative effects of chishao on injured peripheral neurons

Autor: Wu Hsien Kuo, Hsi Hsien Hsu, Chung Yen Lu, Chih Yang Huang, Wen Kuei Fang, Chien Chung Lin, Mu Hsin Chang, Yueh-Sheng Chen, Yi Jiun Weng, Chang Hai Tsai, Fuu Jen Tsai
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: The American journal of Chinese medicine. 38(4)
ISSN: 1793-6853
Popis: The aim of the study was to evaluate the proliferative effects of chishao on neuron regeneration. A silicone rubber nerve guide across a 15-mm gap was filled with different concentrations of chishao (0–125 mg/ml) in the dissected sciatic nerve of the right leg in SD rats. The left legs were used as control. After eight weeks, the regenerated nerves showed dose-dependently activated fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) signaling with increased urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), decreased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and enhanced proliferative proteins, extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK)- and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-signalings. The results imply that applying an appropriate dose of chishao would be a potential approach for enhancing neuron regeneration.
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