title: [Preliminary study on protecting effect of two kinds of Chinese medical herbs on changes of three physiology systems in suspended rats].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xian-yun
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yong-Lie
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Guang-hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-qin
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal