title: [Experimental study of eliminat dampness resolv phlegm method in treating cervical spondylopathy of the vertebral artery type].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To detect the velocity and viscosity of blood flow of the vertebral arteries, the apoptotic cell and apoptotic related protein in the brain in order to offer theoretical foundation for the treatment of cervical spondylopathy of the vertebral artery type with the eliminat dampness resolv phlegm method.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty male Japanese big ear rabbits were divided randomly into normal sodium group (A), Flunarizine group (B), low dosage Wendantang group (C), large dosage Wendantang group (D), Flunarizine group combined with large dosage Wendantang group (E), normal group (F). Each group had 10 rabbits. Xiaozhiling injection was injected around the vertebral arteries of rabbits in group A, B C, D, E to make the model of the cervical spondylopathy of the vertebral artery type. Normal sodium (20 ml x kg(-1)d(-1)) was apply through intragastric administration in group A, F; Flunarizine (0.8 mg x kg(-1)d(-1)), low dosage Wendantang (1 g x ml(-1)d(-1)), large dosage Wendantang (2 g x ml(-1)d(-1)), Flunarizine combined with large dosage Wendantang were respectively apply through intragastric administration in group B, C, D, E. The velocity and viscosity of blood flow of the vertebral arteries, the apoptotic cell and apoptotic protein in the brain were detected before and after the treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Satisfactory animal model were obtained in group A, B, C, D, E. The rabbits of group E had the most improvement of the velocity and viscosity of blood flow of the vertebral arteries while at meantime, which had the lowest apoptotic index and apoptotic related protein expression in the brain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The routine treatment for the cervical spondylopathy of the vertebral artery combined with eliminat dampness resolv phlegm method could improve velocity and viscosity of blood flow of the vertebral arteries, which maybe relate with reduction of apoptosis in the brain.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China. zcw6681@126.com
authors.forename: Chun-Wu
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Zhang-Pin
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: An-Le
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D011897:Random Allocation; D055009:Spondylosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal