title: [Therapeutic effect of Haobieyangyinruanjianfang on the mouse liver fibrosis caused by schistosomiasis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore therapeutic effect of Haobieyangyinruanjianfang (HBYYRJ) on mouse liver fibrosis by schistosomiasis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mice except for normal control were infected with Japanese schistosome cercarias, after 12 weeks, infected mice were divided into 7 groups: low HBYYRJ group, middle HBYYRJ group, high HBYYRJ group, Fufangbiejiaruangan tablet (FFBJRG) group, colchicine group, 3 months infection group and 6 months infection group. Hepatic fibrosis was found in 3 months infection group. Liver hydroxyproline (Hyp) was determined, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and 9 (MMP-2, MMP-9) were detected with gelatin zymography, serum hyaluronic acid (HA) and precollagen III (PC-III) were detected using RIA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HBYYRJ obviously reduced hepatic fibrosis (probability value less than 0.01). Collagen and HA in 3 months infection group and 6 months infection group were higher than that in normal group (probability value less than 0.01), collagen in high and middle HBYYRJ groups and HA in middle and low HBYYRJ groups were lower than that in 6 months infection group (P less than 0.01, probability value less than 0.05). The expression of MMP-9 and MMP-2 in 3 months infection group and 6 months infection group was higher than that in normal group (probability value less than 0.01), The expression of MMP-9 in three HBYYRJ groups and the expression of MMP-2 in high HBYYRJ group were lower than that in 6 months infection group (probability value less than 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HBYYRJ can reduce liver fibrosis caused by schistosomiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jie-ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bu-wu
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D024061:Collagen Type III / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000097:blood; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008106:Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008419:Materia Medica / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D024061:Collagen Type III; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008419:Materia Medica; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; C522362:Mmp2 protein, mouse; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9; C501830:Mmp9 protein, mouse; D006909:Hydroxyproline