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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017

Effects of Radix Astragali and Its Split Components on Gene Expression Profiles Related to Water Metabolism in Rats with the Dampness Stagnancy due to Spleen Deficiency Syndrome.

Wen-Xiao Zhao, Ning Cui, Hai-Qiang Jiang, Xu-Ming Ji, Xiao-Chun Han, Bing-Bing Han, Tong Wang, Shi-Jun Wang

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wen-Xiao ZhaoSchool of Nursing, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7165-5870
Ning CuiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Hai-Qiang JiangKey Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Xu-Ming JiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3328-6469
Xiao-Chun HanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Bing-Bing HanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Tong WangSchool of Nursing, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Shi-Jun WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5920-4118
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radix Astragali (RA) with slight sweet and warm property is a significant "qi tonifying" herb; it is indicated for the syndrome of dampness stagnancy due to spleen deficiency (DSSD). The purpose of this research was to explore effects of RA and its split components on gene expression profiles related to water metabolism in rats with the DSSD syndrome for identifying components representing property and flavor of RA. The results indicated that RA and its split components, especially polysaccharides component, significantly increased the body weight and the urine volume and decreased the water load index of model rats. Our data also indicated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to water metabolism involved secretion, ion transport, water homeostasis, regulation of body fluid levels, and water channel activity; the expression of AQP1, AQP3, AQP4, AQP5, AQP6, and AQP8 was improved; calcium, cAMP, MAPK, PPAR, AMPK, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway may be related to water metabolism. In general, results indicate that RA and its split components could promote water metabolism in rats with the DSSD syndrome via regulating the expression of AQPs, which reflected sweet-warm properties of RA. Effects of the polysaccharides component are better than others.

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