ZHANG Qianwei, RUAN Shishui, WANG Na, et al. Effect of Qi-Boosting Mass-Eliminating Formula on the Angiogenesis in Uterine Tissue of Guinea Pigs With Estrogen-Induced Uterine Fibroids[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2014, 55(5): 412-415.
ZHANG Qianwei, RUAN Shishui, WANG Na, et al. Effect of Qi-Boosting Mass-Eliminating Formula on the Angiogenesis in Uterine Tissue of Guinea Pigs With Estrogen-Induced Uterine Fibroids[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2014, 55(5): 412-415.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2014.05.014.
Objective To research the possible mechanism of Qi-Boosting Mass-Eliminating Formula for uterine fibroids.Methods The guinea pig models of uterine fibroids were established with castration and estrogen.Totally 68 guinea pig models were randomized into the model group(n = 15)
Chinese medicine high-dose group(n = 14)
Chinese medicine middle-dose group(n = 12)
Chinese medicine low-dose group(n = 13)and western medicine group(n = 14).The normal control group was established with 15 pigs in it.The Chinese medicine high-dose
middle-dose and low-dose groups were given 4 mg / kg
2 mg / kg and 1 mg / kg Qi-Boosting Mass-Eliminating Formula dry powder respectively from the 21st day after castration.The western medicine group was given 1.94 mg / kg MifepristoneTablets.The volume of intragastric administration was 1 ml /(100 g·d)in each group.The normal control group and model group were gavaged with the same volume of distilled water.The administration lasted for 12 weeks.The protein expressions of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α)and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)in uterine tissue in each group were observed.The correlation between HIF-1α and VEGF was analyzed.Results The protein expressions of HIF-1α and VEGF in the model group were significantly higher than those in the normal control group(P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).Comparing with the model group
the protein expressions of HIF-1α and VEGF in the Chinese medicine high-dose and middle-dose groups and western medicine group were significantly decreased(P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).The protein expression of HIF-1α in the Chinese medicine high-dose group was significantly lower than that in the Chinese medicine middle-dose and low-dose groups(P < 0.01).The protein expression of VEGF in the Chinese medicine high-dose group was significantly lower than that in the Chinese medicine middle-dose and lowdose groups and western medicine group(P < 0.01).The correlation analysis of HIF-1α and VEGF showed a correlation coefficient of 0.930 and P = 0.000.Conclusion Qi-Boosting Mass-Eliminating Formula can treat uterine fibroids probably by reducing the protein expressions of HIF-1α and VEGF in uterine tissue and inhibiting angiogenesis.