title: Effect of Salvia Miltiorrhiza on coronary collateral circulation in dogs with experimental acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: To evaluate the effect of Salvia Miltiorrhiza on coronary collateral circulation in dogs with experimental acute myocardial infarction, 12 dogs were randomly divided into Salvia Miltiorrhiza group (group D) and control group (group C). Acute myocardial infarction model was established in all dogs, Salvia Miltiorrhiza or saline was administered to the 2 groups respectively for 21 days. Coronary angiography was performed before and after ligation of coronary artery. The capillaries and distribution vessel density in tissue sections of myocardia were assessed. Angiography 2 h and 22 days after ligation of coronary artery revealed significant augmentation of collateral vessels, and capillaries and distribution vessel density in ischemic zone on day 22 showed statistically significant augmentation in group D as compared with that of controls (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01). It is concluded that Salvia Miltiorrhiza might improve the opening and formation of coronary collateral circulation of ischemic myocardia in dogs and thereby protecting myocardia from ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D004285:Dogs; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal