title: [Effects of L yaojiu of invigorating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in old rats].
abstract: L Yaojiu was investigated for its effects of invigorating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis using old rats (aged over ten months) as the model of blood stasis. Three different dosages of L Yao Jiu (14.3, 28.5, 57.0 mg crude drugs/kg) had been administrated orally per day to rats for 12 consecutive days. The changes of the mesenteric microcirculation and the hemorrheology were observed. The content of serum malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activities of serum monoamine oxidase (MAO) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were determined. The results showed L Yao Jiu could accelerate the blood streams, dilate the capillaries and inhibit erythrocyte aggregations. It also reduced blood viscosity, inhibited platelet aggregations and improved the function of erythrocytes. On the other hand, the activities of total-SOD and Cu-SOD were increased and the content of MDA was decreased. These results suggests that L Yao Jiu could invigorate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis in old rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
authors.forename: Changxiu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Renxiu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kong
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D018056:Hemorheology / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply*; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014920:Wine
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal