The Korea Journal of Herbology (대한본초학회지)

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Neuroprotective effect of modify Bo-Yang-Hwan-O-Tang on global ischemia in rat

전뇌 허혈성 흰쥐 모델에서 mBHT의 신경보호효과 연구

  • Oh, Tae-Woo (Department of Herbology, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Park, Yong-Ki (Department of Herbology, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 오태우 (동국대학교 한의과대학 본초학교실) ;
  • 박용기 (동국대학교 한의과대학 본초학교실)
  • Received : 2012.10.18
  • Accepted : 2012.11.05
  • Published : 2012.11.30
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Abstract

Objectives : Modified Bo-Yang-Hwan-O-Tang (mBHT) is a polyherbal medicine of twelve herbs traditionally used in the treatment of cerebral and cardiac stroke and vascular dementia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effect, pyramidal neuronal cell, inflammation and apoptosis of mBHT against global ischemia in rats. Methods : Global ischemia was produced by two-vessel occlusion(2-VO) in SD male rats. mBHT at dose of 500 mg/kg was orally administrated for 2 weeks or 6 weeks after global ischemia. The histopathological changes of ischemic brain were observed by staining of hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Nissl and immunohistochemisty with anti-GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein) antibody as a astrocyte marker. The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and apoptotic proteins such as Bax, Bcl-2 and caspase-3 was determined by western blot. Results : mBHT treatment significantly inhibited the pyramidal neuronal loss in CA1 of hippocampus of global ischemic rats by 2-VO. mBHT also suppressed the activation of astrocytes in the CA1 at 6 weeks after ischemia. In addition, mBHT significantly increased the expression of anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2 on iscemic brain, and significantly attenuated the expression of apoptotic proteins, Bax and caspase-3. Conclusions : These results indicate that mBHT inhibits neuronal cell damage induced in global ischemia by 2-VO, suggesting that mBHT may be a potential candidate for the treatment of vascular dementia.

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