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ArticleChinese medicine2017

Effects of Bushen Tianjing Recipe in a rat model of tripterygium glycoside-induced premature ovarian failure.

Xiaofeng Xu, Yong Tan, Guorong Jiang, Xuanyi Chen, Rensheng Lai, Lurong Zhang, Guoqiang Liang

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Article in Chinese medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaofeng XuDepartment of Gynecology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 18 Yangsu Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215009 Jiangsu Province China.
Yong TanDepartment of Gynecology, The No.1 Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 138 Xianlin Avenue, Xianlin University City, Nanjing, 210046 Jiangsu Province China.
Guorong JiangInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 18 Yangsu Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215009 Jiangsu Province China.
Xuanyi ChenDepartment of Gynecology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 18 Yangsu Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215009 Jiangsu Province China.
Rensheng LaiDepartment of Pathology, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.155 Hanzhong Road, Qinhuai District, Nanjing, 210002 Jiangsu Province China.
Lurong ZhangInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 18 Yangsu Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215009 Jiangsu Province China.
Guoqiang LiangInstitute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 18 Yangsu Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215009 Jiangsu Province China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNSuzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital · CNJiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBushen Tianjing Recipe (BTR) is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has been prescribed for premature ovarian failure (POF) for decades in China. Nevertheless, little is known regarding its underlying molecular mechanism. In the present study, we investigated the effects of BTR in a tripterygium glycoside (TG)-induced-POF rat model.

methodsThree doses of BTR were administered via intragastric gavage to adult female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with TG-induced POF. After 15 days of treatment, the estrous cycle was examined by vaginal smear analysis. Serum levels of estradiol, follicle-stimulating hormone, progesterone, and testosterone were measured by radioimmunoassay. Histological analysis and assessment of apoptosis were performed after hematoxylin and eosin staining of ovarian tissue sections. The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), anti-apoptotic factor Bcl-2, and pro-apoptotic factors Bax and caspase 3 in ovaries of animals was examined by an immunohistochemistry process.

resultsBTR not only reverted an abnormal estrous cycle and decreased the ovary index in POF rats but also improved the abnormal secretion of reproductive hormones associated with POF. In addition, treatment with BTR can protect ovaries from TG-induced damage, induce intraovarian expression of VEGF and VEGFR2, and regulate intraovarian expression of apoptosis-related proteins.

conclusionsOur results show that BTR is effective in the treatment of TG-induced POF rats. Promotion of angiogenesis and anti-apoptosis are most likely to contribute to the effects of BTR against POF.

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AngiogenesisApoptosisBushen Tianjing RecipePremature ovarian failureTripterygium glycoside

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