title: Effect of Dipsaci radix on hind limb muscle atrophy of sciatic nerve transected rats.
abstract: It was reported that Dipsaci radix (DR) has a reinforcement effect on the bone-muscle dysfunction in the oriental medical classics and the experimental animal studies. The muscle atrophy was induced by unilateral transection of the sciatic nerve of the rats. Water-extract of DR was used as treatment once a day for 12 days. The muscle weights of the hind limb, atrophic changes, glycogen contents, compositions and cross-section areas of muscle fiber types in soleus and medial gastrocnemius were investigated. Muscle fiber type was classified to type-I and type-II with MHCf immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, Bax and Bcl-2 expressions were observed with immunohistochemiatry. DR treatment significantly increased muscle weights of soleus, medial gastrocnemius, lateral gastrocnemius, and posterior tibialis of the damaged hind limb. DR treatment reduced apoptotic muscle nuclei and hyaline-degenerated muscle fibers in soleus and medial gastrocnemius of the damaged hind limb. DR treatment also significantly increased glycogen contents in medial gastrocnemius of the damaged hind limb. DR treatment significantly attenuated the slow-to-fast shift in soleus of the damaged hind limb but not in medial gastrocnemius. DR treatment significantly increased cross-section areas of type-I and type-II fibers in soleus and medial gastrocnemius of the damaged hind limb. In soleus and medial gastrocnemius, DR treatment significantly reduced Bax positive muscle nuclei in the damaged hind limb. These results suggest that DR treatment has an anti-atrophic effect and an anti-apoptotic effect against myonuclear apoptosis induced by the peripheral nerve damage.
authors: Institute of Oriental Medicine, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hyuk-Sang
authors: HS
authors: Jung
authors: Chung-Ku
authors: CK
authors: Noh
authors: Sun-Ho
authors: SH
authors: Ma
authors: Eun Ki
authors: EK
authors: Hong
authors: Nak-Won
authors: NW
authors: Sohn
authors: Yoon-Bum
authors: YB
authors: Kim
authors: Sung-Hoon
authors: SH
authors: Kim
authors: Youngjoo
authors: Y
authors: Sohn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects; D049917:Dipsacaceae; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000187:drug effects; D006818:Hyalin; D008297:Male; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018517:Plant Roots; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D020011:Protective Agents; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D006003:Glycogen