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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Effects of Cordyceps sinensis on the Expressions of NF-κB and TGF-β1 in Myocardium of Diabetic Rats.

You-You Gu, Huan Wang, Su Wang, Hua Gao, Ming-Cai Qiu

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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 3 papers.

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You-You GuDepartment of Endocrinology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300450, China.
Huan WangCommunity Health Service Center of Hu Jiayuan Street, Binhai New District, Tianjin 300454, China ; Graduate School of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
Su WangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300450, China.
Hua GaoDepartment of Endocrinology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China.
Ming-Cai QiuDepartment of Endocrinology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China.
Fifth Tianjin Central Hospital · CNTianjin Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. To investigate the effect of Cordyceps sinensis (CS) on the expressions of NF-κB and TGF-β1 in myocardium of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Methods. A total of 53 healthy male SD rats, mice age of 8 weeks and weight of 220 ± 20 g, were randomly divided into five groups by randomized block design: normal control group (n = 10), diabetic group (n = 10), low dose of CS group (n = 12; CS 0.6 g·kg(-1)·d(-1)), middle dose of CS group (n = 11; CS 2.5 g·kg(-1)·d(-1)), and high dose of CS group (n = 10; CS 5 g·kg(-1)·d(-1)). The diabetic models with tail intravenous injection by streptozotocin (45 mg·kg(-1)). Diabetic rats were sacrificed after 8 weeks; the expressions of NF-κB and TGF-β1 proteins and mRNA in the cardiac muscle were determined by using immunohistochemistry staining and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method. The data were analyzed using one factor analysis of variance. Result. The expressions of NF-κB and TGF-β1 proteins and mRNA in the cardiac muscle of diabetic rats were significantly raised (P < 0.05), which could be decreased by CS (P < 0.05). Conclusions. The changes on the expressions of NF-κB and TGF-β1 in myocardium may be involved in the occurrence of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DC). CS may play its role on myocardial protection by regulating the expressions of NF-κB and TGF-β1 in myocardium.

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