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ArticleChinese medicine2017

Danggui Buxue Tang, a simple Chinese formula containing Astragali Radix and Angelicae Sinensis Radix, stimulates the expressions of neurotrophic factors in cultured SH-SY5Y cells.

Amy G W Gong, Huai Y Wang, Tina T X Dong, Karl W K Tsim, Y Z Zheng

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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 7 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amy G W GongHKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Hi-Tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518000 China.
Huai Y WangHKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Hi-Tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518000 China.
Tina T X DongHKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Hi-Tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518000 China.
Karl W K TsimHKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Hi-Tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518000 China.
Y Z ZhengDepartment of Biology, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, 521041 Guangdong China.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · HKAnshan Normal University · CNHKUST Shenzhen Research Institute · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDanggui Buxue Tang (DBT), a phytoestrogen-enriched Chinese herbal formula, serves as dietary supplement in stimulating the "

methodsThe DBT-triggered protein expressions were analyzed by western blotting, while the transcriptional activities of promoters coding for related genes were revealed by luciferase assays. For mechanistic analysis of DBT, Erk1/2 and its inhibitor U0126 were analyzed.

resultsThe application of DBT in cultured neuroblastoma cells showed the efficacies in: (1) up-regulation of nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF); (2) activation of transcriptional activities of promoters coding for NGF, BDNF, GDNF; (3) activation of Erk1/2 and CREB; and (4) attenuation of the neurotrophic factor expression by the treatment of an Erk1/2 inhibitor.

conclusionsOur study supports that MAPK/Erk pathway acts as fundamental role in monitoring DBT-induced expression of neurotrophic factors in cultured human neuroblastoma cell. These results shed light in developing the working mechanism of this ancient herbal decoction for its neuronal function.

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Danggui Buxue TangNeuronal functionsSH-SY5Y cells

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