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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Protective effects of tao-Hong-si-wu decoction on memory impairment and hippocampal damage in animal model of vascular dementia.

Lan Han, Zhaojie Ji, Weidong Chen, Dengke Yin, Fan Xu, Shanshan Li, Fangfang Chen, Guangyu Zhu, Daiyin Peng

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Lan HanSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiangshan Road, Hefei 230012, China.
Zhaojie JiSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiangshan Road, Hefei 230012, China.
Weidong ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiangshan Road, Hefei 230012, China.
Dengke YinSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiangshan Road, Hefei 230012, China.
Fan XuSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiangshan Road, Hefei 230012, China.
Shanshan LiSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiangshan Road, Hefei 230012, China.
Fangfang ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiangshan Road, Hefei 230012, China.
Guangyu ZhuDepartment of Pharmacy, Maanshan Central Hospital, No. 27, Hudong Bei Road, Maanshan 243000, China.
Daiyin PengSchool of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiangshan Road, Hefei 230012, China.
Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tao-Hong-Si-Wu decoction (TSD) as a traditional chinese medicine (TCM) has been developed to treat thrombotic diseases for hundreds of years, and vascular dementia (VD) is a cognitive dysfunction syndrome caused by cerebral embolism. In this study, the protective effect of TSD on memory impairment and brain damage in rat model of VD induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was investigated. The study showed that rats in MCAO treatment with TSD for 14 days significantly improved behavioral function, increased densities of neuron, and induced angiogenesis in the brain compared with model rats. TSD also adjusted the neurotransmitter levels, reduced the content of endothelin-1 (ET-1), and induced the activities of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in hippocampus. Moreover, the immunohistochemical staining and western blotting results also revealed that TSD decreased apoptosis via upregulated B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2)/Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax) ratio. These results demonstrated TSD possesses neuroprotective and antidementia properties by preventing the loss of neural cells, adjusting brain neurotransmitter, promoting cerebral blood circulation, and decreasing apoptosis. These results suggested that TSD might be developed as an effective drug for the prevention of VD.

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