Takei Hisato, Nakai Yoichiro, Hattori Naoko, Yamamoto Masahiro, Takeda Shuichi, Yamamoto Masako, Arishima Kazuyoshi
Pharmacology Research Department, Tsumura Research Institute, Tsumura and Co., 3586 Yoshiwara, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki 300-1192, Japan.
Phytomedicine. 2007 Sep;14(9):591-600. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.01.009. Epub 2007 Mar 13.
The chronic inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis with N(omega)-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) induces a pre-eclampsia-like syndrome including hypertension in pregnant rats. We tested the traditional herbal medicines Saireito (SR) and Boiogito (BO), which have been used clinically for the treatment of pre-eclampsia, in this model. L-NAME was infused subcutaneously into pregnant rats from gestational day 14 (G14). SR and BO (both at 1, 2g/kg) were administered by gavage from G14 to G20. Systolic blood pressure was measured on G19. SR and BO (both at 1, 2g/kg) inhibited L-NAME-induced hypertension. SR was effective in both pregnant and non-pregnant rats while BO was effective only in pregnant rats. BO increased blood levels of CGRP and decreased levels of endothelin-1; both are known to play important roles in regulation of blood pressure in pre-eclampsia. SR and BO may be beneficial for the treatment and prevention of hypertension in pre-eclampsia.
用N(ω)-硝基-L-精氨酸甲酯(L-NAME)长期抑制一氧化氮(NO)合成可在妊娠大鼠中诱发包括高血压在内的子痫前期样综合征。我们在此模型中测试了临床上用于治疗子痫前期的传统草药柴苓汤(SR)和补中益气汤(BO)。从妊娠第14天(G14)开始,将L-NAME皮下注射到妊娠大鼠体内。从G14至G20,通过灌胃给予SR和BO(均为1、2g/kg)。在G19测量收缩压。SR和BO(均为1、2g/kg)均可抑制L-NAME诱导的高血压。SR对妊娠和非妊娠大鼠均有效,而BO仅对妊娠大鼠有效。BO可提高降钙素基因相关肽(CGRP)的血药浓度并降低内皮素-1的浓度;已知二者在子痫前期血压调节中均起重要作用。SR和BO可能有助于子痫前期高血压的治疗和预防。