Perimenopause Amelioration of a TCM Recipe Composed of Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Folium Epimedii: An In Vivo Study on Natural Aging Rat Model
机构:[1]School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China[2]Central Laboratory of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China广东省中医院[3]Department of Biology and Center for Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, ClearWater Bay Road, Hong Kong[4]Dongguan Mathematical Engineering Academy of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China深圳市中医院深圳医学信息中心[5]The First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of ChineseMedicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, China
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been extensively applied as preferable herbal remedy for menopausal symptoms. In the present work, the potential of a TCM recipe named RRF, composed of Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Folium Epimedii, was investigated on a natural aging rat model. After administration of RRF (141, 282, and 564 mg/kg/d), the circulated estradiol (E-2) level increased accompanied by a reduction of serumfollicle stimulating hormone (FSH). But no significant impact on serumlutenizing hormone (LH) level was observed. As a result of the E-2-FSH-LH adjustment, the histomorphology degenerations of ovary, uterus, and vagina of the 11.5-month female rats were alleviated. And lumbar vertebrae trabecular microstructure was also restored under RRF exposure by means of increasing the trabecular area and area rate. Moreover, levels of hypothalamic dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE) rallied significantly after RRF treatment. Results from our studies suggest that RRF possesses a positive regulation on the estrogen imbalance and neurotransmitter disorder, thereby restoring reproductive organ degeneration and skeleton deterioration. The above-mentioned benefits of RRF on the menopause syndromes recommend RRF as a potential candidate for the treatment of perimenopausal syndrome.
基金:
Grants from the Guangdong
International Cooperation Projects in 2009 (Project no.
2009B050200004), Technology Service Platform Construction
for ChineseMedicine InternationalCooperationGuangdong,
Hong Kong, and Macau) (no. 2009A030100014),
International Cooperation Platform Construction for Chinese
Medicine Innovation in Treating Cardiovascular and
Metabolic Disease (no. 2011B050300021), and Guangdong
Province Universities and Colleges Pearl River Scholar
Funded Scheme (2011).
第一作者机构:[1]School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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通讯机构:[1]School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China[4]Dongguan Mathematical Engineering Academy of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Ji-Yan Su,Qing-Feng Xie,Wei-Jin Liu,et al.Perimenopause Amelioration of a TCM Recipe Composed of Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Folium Epimedii: An In Vivo Study on Natural Aging Rat Model[J].EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.2013,2013:doi:10.1155/2013/747240.
APA:
Ji-Yan Su,Qing-Feng Xie,Wei-Jin Liu,Ping Lai,Dan-Dan Liu...&Kun-Yin Li.(2013).Perimenopause Amelioration of a TCM Recipe Composed of Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Folium Epimedii: An In Vivo Study on Natural Aging Rat Model.EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE,2013,
MLA:
Ji-Yan Su,et al."Perimenopause Amelioration of a TCM Recipe Composed of Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Folium Epimedii: An In Vivo Study on Natural Aging Rat Model".EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2013.(2013)