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ArticleThe Journal of surgical research2010

In vivo assessment of the effects of ginsenoside Rb1 on intimal hyperplasia in ApoE knockout mice.

Hong Chai, Geoff Schultz, Kamran Aghaie, Wei Zhou

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Article in The Journal of surgical research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hong ChaiDepartment of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94025, USA.
Geoff Schultz
Kamran Aghaie
Wei Zhou
Stanford University · US

Funding

Ginsenoside Rb1 Decreases Injury-Induced Vascular RestenosisR21AT005136 · NCCIH · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI ZHOU, WEI · 2009 to 2010
$371k
NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT005136
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study investigated the effects of ginsenoside Rb1 (Rb1) on injury-induced intimal hyperplasia in ApoE knock out (ApoE -/-) mice. We also examined the value of an ultrasound micro-image system in dynamic monitoring of lumen diameter and flow velocity.

methodsAfter guide wire injury of the distal left common carotid artery (CCA), ApoE-/- mice were treated with intraperitoneal infusion of normal saline (NS), homocysteine (Hcy), ginsenoside Rb1 (Rb1), or Hcy+Rb1 for 4 wk. Bilateral CCA luminal diameters and flow velocities were measured with an ultrasound micro-image system before surgery and weekly afterwards. Following the final ultrasound, CCAs were harvested and analyzed for intima-medium thickness ratios.

resultsProgressive reduction in luminal diameters and increase in flow velocity of the injured left distal CCA segment were observed using ultrasound micro-imaging system in all groups compared with the relatively stable left proximal CCA and right CCA. The NS and Hcy groups had significantly higher degree of diameter reduction compared with the Rb1 and Rb1+Hcy groups. The ultrasound findings were consistent with histology analyses at 4 wk post-op.

conclusionsThe study suggested that Rb1 attenuated the effects of Hcy on injured carotid arteries of ApoE -/- mice. The study also showed that ultrasound micro-image system was a reliable tool in monitoring luminal reduction after injury in a murine model. This study establishes a fundamental step of in vivo monitoring of the therapeutic effects of agents in a murine model without sacrificing the animals.

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PhytotherapyAnimalsCarotid Artery InjuriesGinsenosidesGraft Occlusion, VascularHomocysteineHyperplasiaMiceMice, KnockoutPlant ExtractsTunica IntimaUltrasonographyginsenoside Rb1GinsenosidesHomocysteinePlant Extracts

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PMCPMC2885510
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