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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

Inhibitory Activity of Yokukansankachimpihange against Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Neurite Growth in Cultured Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons.

Chiaki Murayama, Shimpei Watanabe, Motokazu Nakamura, Hisayoshi Norimoto

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chiaki MurayamaKampo Research Laboratories, Kracie Pharma, Ltd., Kanebo-machi 3-1, Takaoka, Toyama 933-0856, Japan. murayama_chiaki@phm.kracie.co.jp.
Shimpei WatanabeKampo Research Laboratories, Kracie Pharma, Ltd., Kanebo-machi 3-1, Takaoka, Toyama 933-0856, Japan. shimpei.watanabe@kracie.co.jp.
Motokazu NakamuraNakamura Skin Care Clinic, Kitashirocho 2-3-24, Joetsu, Niigata 943-0824, Japan. gen.9963@gmail.com.
Hisayoshi NorimotoKampo Research Laboratories, Kracie Pharma, Ltd., Kanebo-machi 3-1, Takaoka, Toyama 933-0856, Japan. h_norimoto@phm.kracie.co.jp.
Nakamura Toho Research Institute · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pruritus is a major and distressing symptom of many cutaneous diseases, however, the treatment remains a challenge in the clinic. The traditional Chinese-Japanese medicine (Kampo medicine) is a conservative and increasingly popular approach to treat chronic pruritus for both patients and medical providers. Yokukansankachimpihange (YKH), a Kampo formula has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of itching of atopic dermatitis in Japan although its pharmacological mechanism is unknown clearly. In an attempt to clarify its pharmacological actions, in this study, we focused on the inhibitory activity of YKH against neurite growth induced with nerve growth factor (NGF) in cultured rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons because epidermal hyperinnervation is deeply related to itch sensitization. YKH showed approximately 200-fold inhibitory activity against NGF-induced neurite growth than that of neurotropin (positive control), a drug used clinically for treatment of chronic pruritus. Moreover, it also found that Uncaria hook, Bupleurum root and their chemical constituents rhynchophylline, hirsutine, and saikosaponin a, d showed inhibitory activities against NGF-induced neurite growth, suggesting they should mainly contribute to the inhibitory activity of YKH. Further study on the effects of YKH against epidermal nerve density in "itch-scratch" animal models is under investigation.

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AlkaloidsAnimalsBupleurumCell DeathCells, CulturedDrugs, Chinese HerbalGanglia, SpinalIndole AlkaloidsMaleNerve Growth FactorNeuritesOleanolic AcidOxindolesPlant ExtractsRats, Sprague-DawleySaponinsAlkaloidsBupleurum root extractDrugs, Chinese HerbalhirsutineIndole AlkaloidsNerve Growth FactorOleanolic AcidOxindolesPlant Extractsrhyncophyllinesaikosaponin DSaponinsyokukansankachimpihangeatopic dermatitisdorsal root ganglion neuronsnerve growth factoryokukansankachimpihange

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PMID26287150
PMCPMC6332432
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