[Effects of Rehmannia root decoction serum on cell proliferation and EPO expression in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the efficacy of the rehmannia root decoction containing serum in enhencing the proliferation of HUVECs-1 and EPO expression and to give libratory evidence for the tonifying blood and kidney therapy with rehmannia root.


METHODS
Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly devided into 4 group and administrered by gastrogavage rehmannia root decoction of 3, 6, 10 g x kg(-1) once a day for 1 weeks. Using serum pharmacologic method, the proliferation of HUVECs-1 cell was determined by MTT chromatometry at 48 h points by co-culturing with medicated serum containing different concentration of rehmannia root decoction. The expression of EPO on HUVECs-1 were observed by immunity cytochemistry and Western blot. NS serum was taken as control.


RESULTS
After the HUVECs-1 cultivating with medicated serum for 48 h, compared with NS serum, 20% serum containing rehmannia root (6 g x kg(-1)) could obviously increase proliferation of HUVEC-1 (P < 0.05) and increase the level of the expression of EPO on HUVECs-1 (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Rehmannia root extract has good actions of proliferation of HUVECs-1 and increase EPO expression, which is the mechanisms of nourishing yin and blood and tonifying essence of rehmannia root.
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & School of Chinese Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
Hui-Feng
HF
Zhu
Dong
D
Wan
Yi
Y
Chen
Xiao-Yu
XY
Xu
Li
L
Chen
Zheng-Guang
ZG
He
D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D032267:Rehmannia / Q000737:chemistry*; D044967:Serum / Q000737:chemistry; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology*
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D004921:Erythropoietin