title: [Experimental study of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of vascular dementia].
abstract: To explore the new progress of the experimental study of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of vascular. Consulted the relevant papers and integrated the elementary theory, we summarized the virtue of Chinese medicine in the treatment of vascular dementia and insufficient and future development of the experimental study of it. It was confirmed that the traditional Chinese medicine has a lot of target spots in the brain and less ill-effect, it could ameliorate several phenotypes of pathophysiology of vascular dementia and improve the ability of learning and memory of animals with vascular dementia.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310053, China. syj011231@sina.com
authors.forename: Ying-jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Chang-yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000523:psychology; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D018846:Excitatory Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D019332:Endothelin-1; D018846:Excitatory Amino Acids; D005609:Free Radicals; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase