title: [Effects of forsythia suspense on the liver gene expression levels of rats with sepsis model].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effects of forsythia extract on the liver gene expression levels of rats with sepsis model.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 90 Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham operation group (n=30) , sepsis model group (n=30) and forsythia group (n=30). The survival rates at 48 h and 72 h were observed for all groups. The sepsis model and forsythia group rats were prepared by "CLP" method. 72 h later the rats were sacrificed by removed the vertebra. Under sterile conditions,cut the size of about 10 mm×10 mm×3 mm rat liver tissue and placed in liquid nitrogen for use. The same with the sham operation group. The gene expression levels of livers in all groups were detected by the Applications Rat Genome 230 2.0 microarray,and the relative strength of both the fluorescence signal ratio>2 or <-2 screening significantly different genes, by the US National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database query gene function and classify.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forsythia group 48 h, 72 h rat mortality rates were 30% and 50%, the sepsis model group 48 h, 72 h rat mortality rates were 46.7% and 70%, two groups 48 h, 72 h mortality rates were compared, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). 72 hours after CLP, the genes with up-regulation in sepsis model group/sham operation group and with down-regulation in Forsythia group/sepsis model group were 14. The genes with down-regulation in sepsis model group/sham operation group and with up-regulation in Forsythia group/sepsis model group were 11. The genes involves immune-related genes 8, metabolism genes 5, material transport two related genes, cell adhesion two related genes, cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis related genes 4, transcriptional regulation genes 2and other related gene.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Forsythia can reduce the 48, 72 h mortality of rats with sepsis and can regulate abnormal sepsis liver genes which associated with tissue immunity, inflammation, metabolism occur regression expression.
authors: The First Central Hospital of Tianjin, 300192 Tianjin, China.
authors: D Q
authors: DQ
authors: Wang
authors: P P
authors: PP
authors: Zhang
authors: X J
authors: XJ
authors: Song
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Y H
authors: YH
authors: Liu
authors: Z J
authors: ZJ
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015536:Down-Regulation; D031657:Forsythia; D015870:Gene Expression; D007249:Inflammation; D008099:Liver; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018805:Sepsis; D015854:Up-Regulation