title: [Effect of aike mixture on fibroplasia and inflammatory infiltration in rats with non-bacterial prostatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the anti-inflammatory effect of Aike Mixture (AKM) on rats with nonbacterial prostatitis (NBP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Rat model of NBP was established by injection of Xiaozhiling Injection. The experimental rats were randomized into 7 groups: the three AKM groups (A1, A2 and A3), treated with high, middle and low dose of AKM respectively, the 2 positive control groups (C1 and C2), treated by Bazheng Mixture (BZM) and Qianliexian Decoction (QLXD) respectively, the model control group (Cm) and the sham-operative control group (Cso). The pathological changes in rats' prostate were observed by light microscope and transmission electron microscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant differences in the number and structure of acini, mesenchyma, as well as the degrees of anti-fibroplasia and inflammatory cell infiltration were shown between the treated groups (A1, A2, A3, C1, C1, C2) and the untreated groups (Cm, Cso), with statistical significance (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). However, the anti-fibroplasia and anti-inflammatory effects in A1 were better than that in the two positive control groups significantly (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AKM is a new TCM drug functioned for dispersing Gan-qi in treating NBP. It shows a better efficacy than that of BZM and QLXD, the two Chinese herbal medicines for clearing heat with remove dampness and activating blood circulation to remove stasis, respectively. Aike Mixture; prostatitis; pathological observation
authors.affiliation: Department of Andrology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou. zmj83@tom.com
authors.forename: Min-jian
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ke-dan
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Xin-ling
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Cheng