title: Cajan leaf combined with bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to observe the curative effect of traditional Chinese cajan leaves, combined with administration of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), on osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) in rats and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. A total of 40 rat ONFH models were established through liquid nitrogen freezing and were subsequently divided into groups: A, control; B, treated with cajan leaf; C, treated with BMSCs and D, treated with cajan leaf combined with BMSCs. Samples were obtained 30 days following treatment, and immunohistochemical staining of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and image analysis were performed. Chondrocytes and vascular endothelial cells were stained as a result of immunohistochemical staining and group D exhibited markedly deeper staining, and a significantly larger number of stained cells, compared with group A. Thus, in the present study, cajan leaf combined with BMSCs was shown to promote VEGF expression and improve ONFH repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hong Hui Hospital Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, P.R. China.
authors.forename: DA
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hong Hui Hospital Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yindi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hong Hui Hospital Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jichao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hong Hui Hospital Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaochen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hong Hui Hospital Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Honghao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hong Hui Hospital Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
keywords: cajan leaf; mesenchymal stem cell; osteonecrosis of the femoral head; treatment