Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the tocolysis effect of Yunkang oral liquid on the abortion model rats with Qi and blood deficiency induced by feeding restriction combined with acetophenazine, cyclophosphamide and mifepristone.
METHODS The pregnant rats were randomly divided into normal control group, model control group, progesterone group and Yunkang oral liquid low, middle and high dose groups(4, 6, 9 mL·kg
-1), with 12 rats in each group. In the first 9 d, the drug was administered while building the model. On the 10th and 11th day, except for the normal control group, all the other groups were given mifepristone by gavage. The following indicators were tested during the administration period: autonomous activities, rectal temperature, weight, and the number of red blood cells(RBC), hemoglobin(HGB), white blood cells(WBC) were detected by the blood analyzer. Rats were sacrificed on the 12th day, and the embryo loss rate, uterus, ovary, thymus and liver coefficients were calculated by dissection, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect serum levels of hormones β-human chorionic gonadotropin(β-HCG), progesterone(P), estradiol(E
2) level and tumor necrosis factor(TNF-α), γ levels of interferon(IFN-γ), interleukin 4(IL-4), and interleukin 10(IL-10), the expressions of progesterone receptor(PR) and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) in uterine tissue were detected by immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS Compared with the model control group, the body weight, rectal temperature and the number of autonomous activities of the rats in different doses of Yunkang oral liquid group increased significantly, and the number of RBC, HGB and WBC in the blood increased, uterine, ovary, thymus and liver coefficients were significantly increased, the levels of P, E
2, IL-4 and IL-10 in serum were significantly increased(
P<0.05 or
P<0.01), the embryo loss rate was significantly decreased, and the levels of TNF-α and IFN-γ in serum were decreased(
P<0.05 or
P<0.01), the degree of endometrial lesions was reduced, and the expressions of PR and VEGF proteins in uterine tissue were significantly up-regulated.
CONCLUSION It shows that Yunkang oral liquid has obvious effect on tocolysis in rats with Qi and blood deficiency caused by acetophenhydrazine+cyclophosphamide+restricted feeding combined with mifepristone.