ZULIPIYE Ainaisi, YANG Tao, SHI Wenhui, et al. Protective effect of total flavones of Dracocephalum Moldavica L. on lung injury induced by hypoxic environment in rats[J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2019,53(5):88-92.
ZULIPIYE Ainaisi, YANG Tao, SHI Wenhui, et al. Protective effect of total flavones of Dracocephalum Moldavica L. on lung injury induced by hypoxic environment in rats[J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2019,53(5):88-92. DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2019.05.021.
Objective:To explore the protective effect of total flavonoids of Dracocephalum Moldavica L. on hypoxia-induced lung injury in rats. Methods60 SD rats were randomly assigned into the following groups:control group, model group, nifedipine-treated group (NE), and high-dose group (DML.H), medium-dose group (DML.M) and low-dose group (DML.L) of total flavonoids of Dracocephalum Moldavica L. Excluding the control group (10 rats), the model of chronic mountain sickness was established with the other 50 rats. Each group of rats received corresponding intervention. Pulmonary artery pressure, the content of EPO and VEGF in serum, and the content of SOD, MDA and GSH-Px in lung tissues were determined and the pathological changes in lung tissues of rats were observed in each group. Results:Compared with the control group, the pulmonary artery pressure increased, the content of EPO and VEGF in serum increased, the content SOD and GSH-Px in lung tissues decreased, and the content of MDA increased in rats with chronic mountain sickness (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the pulmonary artery pressure decreased to varying degrees (P<0.05), the content of EPO and VEGF in serum decreased (P<0.05), the content of SOD and GSH-Px in lung tissues increased (P<0.05), and the content of MDA decreased (P<0.05) in the DML.H, DML.M and DML.L groups. Conclusion:The total flavonoids of Dracocephalum Moldavica L. improves pulmonary arterial hypertension caused by hypoxia, reduces oxidative stress and enhances the antioxidant mechanism. It has certain protective effect on lung injury caused by hypoxic environment.