PMID- 28105058 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1741-427X (Print) IS - 1741-4288 (Electronic) IS - 1741-427X (Linking) VI - 2016 DP - 2016 TI - Preventive Effects of the Intestine Function Recovery Decoction, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, on Postoperative Intra-Abdominal Adhesion Formation in a Rat Model. PG - 1621894 LID - 10.1155/2016/1621894 [doi] LID - 1621894 AB - The intestine function recovery decoction (IFRD) is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used for the treatment of adhesive intestinal obstruction. In this study, the preventative effects and probable mechanism of the IFRD were investigated in a rat model. We randomly assigned rats to five groups: normal, model, control, low dose IFRD, and high dose IFRD. In the animal model, the caecum wall and parietal peritoneum were abraded to induce intra-abdominal adhesion formation. Seven days after surgery, adhesion scores were assessed using a visual scoring system, and histopathological samples were examined. The levels of serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta1) were analysed by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results showed that a high dose of IFRD reduced the grade of intra-abdominal adhesion in rats. Furthermore, the grades of inflammation, fibrosis, and neovascularization in the high dose IFRD group were significantly lower than those in the control group. The results indicate that the IFRD can prevent intra-abdominal adhesion formation in a rat model. These data suggest that the IFRD may be an effective antiadhesion agent. FAU - Zhou, Cancan AU - Zhou C AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Jia, Pengbo AU - Jia P AD - Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Xianyang City, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712000, China. FAU - Jiang, Zhengdong AU - Jiang Z AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Chen, Ke AU - Chen K AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Wang, Guanghui AU - Wang G AD - Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Wang, Kang AU - Wang K AD - Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Wei, Guangbing AU - Wei G AD - Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Li, Xuqi AU - Li X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2497-020X AD - Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161226 PL - United States TA - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med JT - Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM JID - 101215021 PMC - PMC5220493 COIS- The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests related to this work. EDAT- 2017/01/21 06:00 MHDA- 2017/01/21 06:01 PMCR- 2016/12/26 CRDT- 2017/01/21 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/11/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/01/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/01/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/01/21 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/12/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2016/1621894 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:1621894. doi: 10.1155/2016/1621894. Epub 2016 Dec 26.