title: Effect of shenfu injection on gastrointestinal microcirculation in rabbits after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of shenfu injection on gastrointestinal microcirculation after myocardial ischemic-reperfusion (IR) injury in rabbits and probe into the mechanism.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty healthy flap-eared white rabbits were randomly divided into 4 groups: IR injury control group (group I), shenfu injection 5 mL/kg per h group (group II), shenfu injection 10 mL/kg per h group (group III) and shenfu injection 20 mL/kg per h group (group IV). The four groups were treated with Lactated Ringer's solution, shenfu injection 5, 10, and 20 mL/ kg per h were infused intravenously 30 min before experiment respectively. The values of hemodynamics [mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), gastric intramucosal partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), blood gas analysis and pH] were measured and compared with those before myocardial ischemia, 60 min after myocardial ischemia and 60, 90, and 180 min after reperfusion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The MAP, HR and gastric intramucosal pH were (70.50 +/- 4.50) kPa, (165 +/- 14) beats per min, 7.032 +/- 0.024 in group I 60 min after myocardial ischemia, which were significantly decreased compared with those before myocardial ischemia (88.50 +/- 9.75 kPa, 217 +/- 18 beats per min, 7.112 +/- 0.035, P < 0.05). The MAP, HR and gastric intramucosal pH were significantly decreased in group I 60, 90, and 180 min after reperfusion (61.50 +/- 5.25 kPa, 133 +/- 31 beats per min, 6.997 +/- 0.025) compared with those before reperfusion respectively (P < 0.05), whereas the values were insignificantly different in groups II, III or IV after reperfusion, compared with those before reperfusion, and there were no significant differences between groups II, III, and IV after reperfusion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pre-infusion of shenfu injection has a protective effect on gastrointestinal microcirculation after myocardial IR injury in rabbits, in a dose independent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao Medical University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China. dzhangxue@126.com
authors.forename: Xue-Juan
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Zan-Gong
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiu-Mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C492793:Shen-Fu