[Study on the proportion & mechanism of reliving asthma of drug partnership comprising herbal Ephedrae sinica & Pheretima aspergilum].
OBJECTIVE
To study the proportion and mechanism of relieving asthma of drug partnership comprising herbal Ephedrae & Pheretima.


METHODS
To study relaxant effect on 10 micromol x L(-1) carbachol (CCh) and 10 micromol x L(-1) histamine (His) precontracted isolated tracheal rings and lowering effect on short-circuit current (Isc) increase induced by 10 micromol x L(-1) CCh with 3 proportions of 1:1, 1:3, 1:9 extract.


RESULTS
1:3 proportions dose-dependently relaxed CCh-precontracted isolated tracheal rings, IC50 of 1:1, 1:3 is 7.5, 15 mg x mL(-1) respectively, 1:9 could not produce 50% inhibition effect on CCh-evoked contraction; 3 proportions also dose-dependently relaxed His-precontracted isolated tracheal rings, IC50 of 1:9, 1:3 and 1:1 is 0.19, 0.61, 1.8 mg x mL(-1) respectively. On the other hand,the orders potency of the decrease effect on CCh-evoked short circuit current increase is 1:3 > 1:1 > 1:9. The difference is not significant (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Herbal Ephedrae & Pheretima had tracheal muscle relaxant and epithelium ion secretion inhibition effect, its mechanism of relieving asthma involved anti-CCh and anti-His effect 1:3 was the most appropriate dosage ratio in the anti-asthmatic drug partnership.
School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
Xiang-Ping
XP
Chu
Zhao-Hui
ZH
Xu
Guang-Xu
GX
Zhan
Da-Zheng
DZ
Wu
Ming-Feng
MF
Qiu
Wei
W
Jia
D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D029790:Ephedra sinica / Q000737:chemistry; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008419:Materia Medica / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D008419:Materia Medica