title: Experimental study of the effect of IH764-3 on pulmonary fibrosis.
abstract: IH764-3 is a potent component isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza. We have studied the effect of IH764-3 on experimental pulmonary fibrosis in rats and mice treated with a single intratracheal instillation of bleomycin-A6. Three groups of animals were assigned as BLM+saline, BLM+IH764-3 and normal control. The results indicated that in the treated group, lung coefficient, surfactant, hydroxyproline content and FGF activity were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05, 0.05, 0.001 and 0.05, respectively). Electron microscopic examination showed that pulmonary ultrastructure was markedly better in the treated group: type II alveolar epithelial cells, infiltrating inflammatory cells, proliferating collagen-forming cells, collagen and elastic fibers were obviously fewer in the treated group. These results demonstrate that IH764-3 has prophylactic and therapeutic effects on pulmonary fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology, CAMS, Tianjin.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051379:Mice; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C079053:IH 764-3; C052656:bleomycin A6; D001761:Bleomycin; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D006909:Hydroxyproline