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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022

Bufei Decoction Improves Lung-Qi Deficiency Syndrome of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Rats by Regulating the Balance of Th17/Treg Cells.

Junxi Shen, Xing Zhu, Yunzhi Chen, Wen Li, Huaiquan Liu, Cancan Chu, Yu Zhang, Changjun Xu, Pingzhen Tong, Xinran Yu and 2 more

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 5 papers.

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Junxi ShenSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Xing ZhuSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9715-3596
Yunzhi ChenSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-5341
Wen LiSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Huaiquan LiuSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2394-1554
Cancan ChuSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Yu ZhangSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Changjun XuSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Pingzhen TongThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550003, China.
Xinran YuSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Guangyong YangSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Ying DengSchool of Basic Medical, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550025, China.
Guizhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bufei decoction (BFD) has been applied to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for centuries as a recognized traditional Chinese herbal formula. However, mechanisms of BFD on COPD are unclear. This study conducts an inquiry into the underlying mechanisms of the therapeutic effect of BFD on COPD. A COPD rat model with qi deficiency in lungs was established through induction using cigarette and sawdust smoking combined with intratracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide following BFD treatment for 28 days. Changes in Th17/Treg cells of COPD rats with the syndrome of lung qi deficiency after BFD administration were verified using pulmonary function, ELISA, flow cytometry, histopathology, and Western blotting assays. The findings showed that BFD protected COPD rats from decreased lung function and lung injury. BFD administration reduced proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-17 secretion, promoted inhibitory cytokines IL-10 and TGF-

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