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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2015

Buyang huanwu decoction promotes angiogenesis via vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 activation through the PI3K/Akt pathway in a mouse model of intracerebral hemorrhage.

Han-Jin Cui, A-Li Yang, Hua-Jun Zhou, Cong Wang, Jie-Kun Luo, Yuan Lin, Yan-Xia Zong, Tao Tang

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Han-Jin CuiInstitute of integrative medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. cuihanjin@csu.edu.cn.
A-Li YangInstitute of neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. mulingxiaoren@163.com.
Hua-Jun ZhouKey Lab of Chinese Gan of SATCM, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. zhouhuajun02@126.com.
Cong WangInstitute of integrative medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. cong010101@gmail.com.
Jie-Kun LuoInstitute of integrative medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. luojk4314131@163.com.
Yuan LinKey Lab of Chinese Gan of SATCM, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. linyuan3454@126.com.
Yan-Xia ZongInstitute of integrative medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. 737700342@qq.com.
Tao TangInstitute of integrative medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. falcontang@126.com.
Central South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a fatal subtype of stroke that lacks effective treatments. Angiogenesis following ICH is an important response mediating brain recovery and repair. Phosphorylation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (pVEGFR2) via PI3K/Akt signaling plays a key role in mediating cellular processes involved in repair, such as mitogenesis, angiogenesis, and vascular permeability. This study aimed to investigate the potential effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BYHWD), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, on angiogenesis by VEGFR2 activation through the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway in a mouse model of ICH.

methodsAdult male Kunming mice (n = 50) were randomly assigned into sham and ICH-operated groups and treated with one of the followings SU5416 (VEGFR2 inhibitor), BYHWT and BYHWT + SU5416. ICH was induced in mice by injecting collagenase (type VII) into the right globus pallidus of the mouse brain. BYHWD (4.36 g/kg) was administrated in mice by intragastric infusion. Neurological function was evaluated in mice by a modified Neurological Severity Scores (mNSS) as well as corner turn and foot-fault tests. Angiogenesis was examined by intraperitoneal injection of 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) in mice to quantify new brain vessel growth. SU5416 treatment and assessment of VEGFR2 phosphorylation as well as alterations in PI3K/Akt signaling were performed to determine whether the effect of BYHWD on angiogenesis was partly mediated by phosphorylation of VEGFR2 via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.

resultsWe show that BYHWD treated mice exhibited (i) significantly better recovery from neurological dysfunction, (ii) increased BrdU(+) nuclei in vWF(+) dilated brain vessels and (iii) higher VEGFR2 phosphorylation immunoreactivity in brain microvessels (P <0.05), (iv) higher expression of PI3K and pAkt at the protein level (P <0.05) when compared to untreated ICH mice. These beneficial effects were reversed by SU5416 (P <0.05).

conclusionsBYHWD promoted neurological recovery and angiogenesis after ICH in mice by enhancing VEGFR2 phosphorylation through the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.

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PhytotherapyAnimalsAstragalus PlantBrainCell ProliferationCerebral HemorrhageDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalMaleMiceNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationSignal TransductionStrokebuyang huanwuDrugs, Chinese HerbalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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PMID25886469
PMCPMC4381446
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