[Preliminary study on protecting effect of two kinds of Chinese medical herbs on changes of three physiology systems in suspended rats].
Objective. To observe the protecting effect of two kinds of Chinese medical herbs on changes of blood circulation, muscle and skeletal systems in tail suspended rats. Method. Changes of blood circulation, muscle and skeletal systems in tail suspended rats (n=15), Chinese medical herb group 1 (n=15) and Chinese medical herb group 2 (n=15) after 30 d tail suspension were compared with those in control group rats (n=15). Result. Two kinds of Chinese medical herbs have obvious effect on improving the condition of blood circulation, and have some effects on improving the muscle and skeletal systems in tail suspended rats. Conclusion. Chinese medical herbs have a good prospect of being used in space flight, and further studies are needed.
Shen
Xian-yun
XY
Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, China.
Dong
Qi
Q
Ma
Yong-Lie
YL
Cui
Wei
W
Yang
Guang-hua
GH
Xie
Li-qin
LQ
D000818:Animals; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019417:Hindlimb Suspension; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009142:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D018544:Weightlessness Countermeasures; D018474:Weightlessness Simulation
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal