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ArticleInternational journal of medical sciences2020

Anti-inflammatory effects of powdered product of Bu Yang Huan Wu decoction: Possible role in protecting against Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia.

Kuan-Yu Chen, Kuo-Chen Wu, Dueng-Yuan Hueng, Kuo-Feng Huang, Cheng-Yoong Pang

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Article in International journal of medical sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kuan-Yu ChenDepartment of Surgery, New Taipei City Hospital, New Taipei city, Taiwan.
Kuo-Chen WuSchool of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Dueng-Yuan HuengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kuo-Feng HuangSchool of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Cheng-Yoong PangInstitute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien city, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University · TWTri-Service General Hospital · TWTzu Chi University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bu Yang Huan Wu decoction (BYHW) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that consists of several herbs and has been used in patients with ischemic stroke for centuries. Although powdered formula of BYHW has widely been prescribed in clinic nowadays, evidence-based effectiveness and mechanism of action of BYHW powdered product in stroke remain to be characterized. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 90 min followed by reperfusion for 24 h (ischemia/reperfusion; I/R) or sham surgery. After I/R, the rats were then given low dose (0.5 g/kg) and high dose (2.5 g/kg) of BYHW or vehicle by oral gavage twice a day for seven consecutive days. The results showed that I/R induced obvious cerebral infarction and neurobehavioral defects, in parallel with histological aberrations and extensive signaling of proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), in the stroke model. Post-I/R treatment with BYHW powdered product significantly reduced the infarct area and ameliorated neurofunctional defects in a dose-dependent manner. The dose dependence was associated with TNF-α downregulation and interleukin-10 (IL-10) induction. In summary, the present findings demonstrated that BYHW powdered product exhibited therapeutic efficacy for experimental stroke and a higher dose treatment may strengthen the effectiveness via inflammatory modulation.

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AnimalsBrain IschemiaDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrugs, Chinese HerbalGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Ischemic StrokeMedicine, Chinese TraditionalPowdersRatsReperfusion InjuryTreatment OutcomeDrugs, Chinese HerbalInterleukin-10Interleukin-6PowdersTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaBu Yang Huan Wu decoctioninflammationIschemic/reperfusionStroke

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