title: Effects of 17 beta-estradiol and the Japanese herbal medicine Keishi-bukuryo-gan on the release and synthesis of calcitonin gene-related peptide in ovariectomized rats.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to clarify the effects of 17beta-estradiol and the Japanese herbal medicine Keishi-bukuryo-gan on the release and synthesis of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. The effect of ovariectomy on the release or synthesis was evaluated by measuring CGRP concentration in plasma after capsaicin (1.0 mg/kg, i.p.) injection or by measuring CGRP concentration and its mRNA expression in dorsal root ganglia in OVX rats. Ovariectomy attenuated the capsaicin-evoked increase in plasma concentration of CGRP, which was restored by treatment with 17beta-estradiol (0.010 mg/kg, s.c.) or Keishi-bukuryo-gan (1000 mg/kg, p.o.) for 7 days after ovariectomy. However, no significant differences were observed in the CGRP concentration and the mRNA expression of dorsal root ganglia by treating the rats with ovariectomy, 17 beta-estradiol, and Keishi-bukuryo-gan. These results suggest not only that estrogen deficiency attenuates CGRP release but also that 17beta-estradiol or Keishi-bukuryo-gan normalizes the attenuated release process.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D010052:Ovariectomy; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C054593:keishibukuryogan; D004958:Estradiol; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide