PMID- 25204185 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140930 LR - 20140910 IS - 1001-5302 (Print) IS - 1001-5302 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 5 DP - 2014 Mar TI - [Study on effect of huatuo zaizao extractum on focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion neurogenesis in rats and its mechanisms]. PG - 891-5 AB - OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of Huatuo Zaizao extractum (HTZZ) on focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) neurogenesis in rats induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and its mechanism. METHOD: Totally 55 healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the sham operation group, the MCAO model group and HTZZ high, middle and low dose groups (5, 2.5, 1.25 g x kg(-1)), with 11 rats in each group, and orally administered with drugs. The focal cerebral ischemia model was established by performing a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO, 90 min) followed by a seven-day reperfusion (once a day). The neurogenesis and expressions of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) were detected by the immunofluorescent staining. The enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was adopted to determine the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). RESULT: MCAO (90 min) followed by a seven-day reperfusion resulted in the significant increase in the number of penumbra cortex newborn neurons (BrdU(+) -NeuN(+)), which was accompanied by the growth of ERK and CREB phosphorylation and VEGF and BDNF levels. HTZZ could promote the generation of newborn neurons (BrdU(+)-NeuN(+)) and the ERK and CREB phosphorylation and increase VEGF and BDNF levels at the ischemic side. CONCLUSION: HTZZ could promote the neurogenesis, which may be the interventional targets of effective traditional Chinese medicine Huatuo Zaizao extractum in promoting the self-repair function of the cerebral ischemic areas. FAU - Zheng, Yong-Qiu AU - Zheng YQ FAU - Li, Lei AU - Li L FAU - Liu, Jian-Xun AU - Liu JX FAU - Yao, Ming-Jiang AU - Yao MJ FAU - Liu, Sheng-Bo AU - Liu SB FAU - Hu, Yan AU - Hu Y FAU - Si, Jing-Xi AU - Si JX LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi JT - Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica JID - 8913656 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain Ischemia/*drug therapy/genetics/metabolism/physiopathology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/metabolism MH - Drugs, Chinese Herbal/*administration & dosage MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Neurogenesis/drug effects MH - Neurons/*cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Reperfusion MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2014/09/11 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/01 06:00 CRDT- 2014/09/11 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/01 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2014 Mar;39(5):891-5.