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Investigating the effect of Banxia Houpu decoction for the treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction after multiple fractures: involvement of interstitial cells of Cajal
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Yu Zhang1,2,
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Wei-Qiang Zhao1,
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Meng-Qiang Fan1,
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Jian-Sheng Qian3,
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Hui-Hui Xu4,
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Yang Zheng1,4,
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Jiang Hua1,4,*,
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Li-Pei Wang5,* and
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Jie-Feng Huang1,4,*
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Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
The Fourth Clinical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
The Third Clinical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
The First Clinical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
Department of Pathology, Hangzhou Normal University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 311121, China
Correspondence to: Jiang Hua, Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China. E-mail:
huajiang12345@163.com; Li-Pei Wang, Department of Pathology, Hangzhou Normal University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 311121, China. E-mail:
clover1000@163.com; Jie-Feng Huang, Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China. E-mail:
40983285@qq.com
Abstract
Background
Fracture is a common large-organ traumatic injury and usually leads to complications in other systems. Multiple fractures are often associated with gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction. However, no study has evaluated the treatment of GI dysfunction. The purpose of the study is to explore the efficacy and mechanism based on ICC pathway of Banxia-Houpu decoction on GI.
Methods
Male Sprague-Dawley mice were randomly divided according to the fracture modeling method and intervention. We detected the "GI residual rate" and motility. Gastric antrum and jejunum tissues were dissected for hematoxylin and eosin staining to observe the structural integrity of the GI tract, and immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of c-kit protein.
Results
Compared with the fracture group the GI residual rates in the Banxia Houpu decoction and mosapride groups were significantly low, while GI motility was significantly high. HE staining revealed significant GI tissue necrosis and inflammatory cell infiltrations in the fracture groups. The Banxia Houpu decoction and mosapride groups, exhibited less pathology. Immunohistochemical staining showed upregulated c-kit protein expression in the fracture groups. The c-kit protein level was decreased in the mosapride group. Additionally, c-kit protein expression in the Banxia Houpu decoction groups was significantly decreased in a concentration-dependent manner.
Conclusion
Banxia Houpu decoction improves GI dysfunction after multiple fractures, reduces inflammation and necrosis of gastric epithelial cells, and inhibits c-kit protein expression in GI tissues of mice. Results showed revealed one of the mechanisms underlying the effects of this decoction on the GI dysfunction in mice after multiple fractures.
Keywords
Banxia Houpu Decoction,
C-kit,
Gastrointestinal Diseases,
Fractures, Multiple,
Models, Animal
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Zhang Y, Zhao WQ, Fan MQ, Qian JS, Xu HH, Zheng Y, et al. Investigating the effect of Banxia Houpu decoction for the treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction after multiple fractures: involvement of interstitial cells of Cajal. Gastroenterol & Hepatol Res. 2023;5(4):18. doi: 10.53388/ghr2023-03-082.
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December 30, 2023
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DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.53388/ghr2023-03-082
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology Research
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