PMID- 26677678 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160915 LR - 20181202 IS - 1003-5370 (Print) IS - 1003-5370 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 10 DP - 2015 Oct TI - [Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis by Three Different Chinese Medical Compounds: a Mechanism Study]. PG - 1244-8 AB - OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BHD), Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction (XZD), and Sijunzi Decoction (SD) contained serums on expressions of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB signals, lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and to explore possible anti-atherosclerotic mechanisms. METHODS: Twenty New Zealand rabbits were divided into 4 groups at random, i.e., the normal control group, the BHD group (6.7 g/kg), the XZD group (3.6 g/kg), and the SD group (1.6 g/kg), 5 in each group. All medication lasted for 7 successive days. Two h after the final medication, about 50 mL blood was withdrawn from rabbit heart for preparing serums. Human umbilical vein endothelial cell ECV304 were cultured in vitro for 18 h and randomly divided into the blank control group, the model group, the Western medicine (WM) control group, the BHD group, the XZD group, and the SD group at random. ECV304, except in the blank control group, were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 2 h. Those in the WM control group and CM groups were treated respectively with corresponding CM contained serum for 24 h. Finally gene and protein expressions of TLR4, myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88), tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor-6 (TRAF-6), NF-kappaB, LOX-1, TNF-alpha, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 were detected by fluorescent quantitative PCR and Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with the blank control group, mRNA expressions of TLR4, MyD88, TRAF-6, NF-KB, LOX-1 , TNF-cx, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 increased significantly; protein expressions of TLR4, NF-kappaB, LOX-1, TNF-alpha, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 also increased significantly in the model group (P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, mRNA and protein expressions of each index could be significantly inhibited in the BHD group, the XZD group, and the WM control group (P < 0.05). Besides, mRNA and protein expressions of each index could be significantly elevated more in the BHD group and the XZD group than in the WM control group (P < 0.05). No statistical difference existed in each index between the SD group and the rest groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The mechanism of BHD and XZD for fighting against atherosclerosis might be associated with inhibiting TLR4/NF-kappaB signal transduction pathway and expressions of its downstream inflammatory factors such as LOX-1, TNF-alpha, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1. But SD showed no associated effect on atherosclerosis. FAU - Jiang, Hua AU - Jiang H FAU - Jiang, Yu-ji AU - Jiang YJ LA - chi PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi JT - Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he za zhi Zhongguo Zhongxiyi jiehe zazhi = Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine JID - 9211576 RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Scavenger Receptors, Class E) RN - 0 (TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - 0 (Xue-Fu-Zhu-Yu decoction) RN - 0 (buyang huanwu) RN - 126547-89-5 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Atherosclerosis/*drug therapy MH - Drugs, Chinese Herbal/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Endothelial Cells MH - Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides MH - Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Rabbits MH - Scavenger Receptors, Class E MH - Signal Transduction MH - TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6/metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism MH - Umbilical Veins MH - Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism EDAT- 2015/12/19 06:00 MHDA- 2016/09/16 06:00 CRDT- 2015/12/19 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/12/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/09/16 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2015 Oct;35(10):1244-8.