Objective:To investigate the effects of panax notoginseng saponins(PNS) on homing of C-kit+ bone mesenchymal stem cells(BMSCs) to the infarction heart.Methods:The acute myocardial infraction(AMI) model was established in 140 Wistar rats,105 model rats survived after operation,and the model rats were randomly divided into five groups,21 rats in each group:Western medicine group mobilized by subcutaneous injection of human granuloctye colony stimulating factor(G-CSF) 50 μg·kg-1·d-1;sham operation group and a model group treated by subcutaneous injection of normal saline 50 μg·kg-1·d-1;Chinese medicine group mobilized by intraperitoneal injection of Xuesaitong(血塞通)(ingredients of PNS) 150 mg·kg-1·d-1;integrative medicine group mobilized by subcutaneous injection of G-CSF 50 μg·kg-1·d-1 and intraperitoneal injection of Xuesaitong 150 mg·kg-1·d-1.Except for the sham-operated group,each group was divided into three sub-groups by three time points of 1 d,7 d and 14 d.G-CSF was injected once a day for 7 d.Xuesaitong was injected once a day until the rats were killed.The flow cytometry was used for detection of C-kit + cells in the peripheral blood in different time points,and immunohistochemical method was used for detection of the changes of C-kit + cell and Ki-67+ cell numbers in the marginal zone of AMI.Results:Twenty-four hours after the operation,C-kit + cells had a slight increase in the model group compared with the sham operation group(P>0.05).The peripheral blood C-kit+ cells in the integrative group increased significantly compared with the other groups on 7 d and 14 d(all P<0.05).Meanwhile the expression of C-kit + cells and Ki-67+ cells in the marginal zone of AMI in the integrative group increased significantly compared with the Chinese medicine group,the western medicine group and the model group on 1 d,7 d and 14 d(all P<0.05),and the cells in the integrative group decreased significantly on 14 d compared with that on 7 d(P<0.05).Conclusion:PNS can cooperate with G-CSF to mobilize C-kit+
Objective：To study the protective effect of the Mixture of Shengmai Powder and Danshen Decoction（生脉散丹参饮合剂,abbreviated as the Mixture） in the rat model with type 2 diabetic cardiomyopathy （DCM）.Methods：Forty-two SD rats with DCM model,established by the combination of insulin resistance by a high-fat diet with the damage of pancreatic islet p cells by intraperitoneal injection of high dose streptozotocin （50 mg/kg） once,were evaluated in the damage of the myocardium by electrocardiogram at the end of 12 weeks of grouping and intervention administration;the extent of damage in the myocardial subcellular structure was observed by electron microscopy;the content of myocardial collagen in the left cardiac ventricle was quantified by Masson staining test;the myocardial cell apoptosis was determined by TUNEL;the changes in the mRNA expression levels of thrombospodin-1（TSP-1） and tribbles homolog 3（TRB-3） by real-time quantitative PCR,the expression levels of myocardial TSP-1,tumor growth factorβ1（TGF-β1）,TRB-3,and chymase were detected by immunohistochemistry,and the changes in the expression levels of myocardial TSP-1,active-TGF-β1 （A-TGF-β1） and latent-TGF-β1（L-TGF-β1） protein were tested by Western blotting.Results：Compared with the control group,the myocardial tissue was less damaged,and the extent of damage in the myocardial subcellular structure was less;the collagen fiber content and the cell apoptosis were reduced;the expression levels of TSP-1 mRNA and TRB-3 mRNA,the expression levels of myocardial TSP-1,TGF-β1,TRB-3,and chymase,as well as the average expression levels of the myocardial TSP-1,A-TGFβ1,and L-TGF-β1 protein were decreased in the Mixture group.Conclusion：The Mixture of Shengmai Powder and Danshen Decoction could inhibit the process of myocardial fibrosis in the rat myocardium of DCM through multiple pathways and significantly delay the genesis and progress of DCM in hyperglycemic rats.
