Influence of ShuJinHuoXue tablets on ischemia reperfusion injury of animals' skeletal muscle

Molecules. 2012 Jul 16;17(7):8494-505. doi: 10.3390/molecules17078494.

Abstract

Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) can lead to serious tissue oxidative injury in animals. ShuJinHuoXue tablet (SJHXT) is a Chinese Traditional Medicine which can relax the muscles and stimulate the blood circulation and has been used as a clinical medicine. In the present study, we investigated the effects of SJHXT pretreatment on oxidative injury using an animal model of acute limb IR. Results showed that SJHXT pre-treatment (200, 300 and 400 mg/kg/day) markedly reduced serum endothelin-1 (ET-1), thromboxane B2 (TXB₂) levels and thromboxane B2/6-keto- prostaglandin F1α (TXB₂/6-Keto-PGF(1α)), wet weight/dried weight (W/D) ratio, myeloperoxidase (MPO), creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities, and increased serum nitric oxide (NO), 6-Keto-PGF(1α) levels and NO/ET-1 ratio in the IR+SJHXT groups. In addition, the SJHXT pre-treatment (200, 300 and 400 mg/kg/day) markedly reduced skeletal muscle Ca²⁺, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, increased Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase, Ca²⁺-Mg²⁺-ATPase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities. Our results suggest that SJHXT pre-treatment may improve skeletal muscle blood vessel microcirculation, decrease skeletal muscle oxidative injury and enhance antioxidant enzymes activities in IR animals.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase / metabolism
  • Catalase / metabolism
  • Creatine Kinase / blood
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
  • Endothelin-1 / blood
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / blood
  • Malondialdehyde / metabolism
  • Muscle, Skeletal / blood supply*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / drug effects*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / enzymology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Nitric Oxide / blood
  • Peroxidase / blood
  • Phytotherapy
  • Prostaglandins F / blood
  • Rabbits
  • Reperfusion Injury / blood
  • Reperfusion Injury / drug therapy*
  • Reperfusion Injury / enzymology
  • Reperfusion Injury / pathology
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / metabolism
  • Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
  • Tablets
  • Thromboxane B2 / blood

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Endothelin-1
  • Prostaglandins F
  • Tablets
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Malondialdehyde
  • Thromboxane B2
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
  • Catalase
  • Peroxidase
  • Superoxide Dismutase
  • Creatine Kinase
  • Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
  • prostaglandin F1