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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2011, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (10): 1138-1144.doi: 10.3736/jcim20111016

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Effects of Chinese herbal medicine Yiqi Huayu Bushen Recipe on expressions of aggrecan and type Ⅹ collagen mRNAs in cells from degenerated human intervertebral discs

Ju-bao Li1,2, Hong-yun Zhao3, Yong-jian Zhao2, Quan Zhou2, Ning Li1,2, Peng Xu4, Qi Shi2, Yong-jun Wang2()   

  1. 1. School of Clinical Medicine, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
    2. Institute of Spine Diseases, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
    3. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
    4. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
  • Received:2011-04-05 Accepted:2011-05-04 Online:2011-10-20 Published:2011-10-15
  • Contact: Wang Yong-jun E-mail:yjwang88@hotmail.com

Objective: To investigate the effects of serum containing Yiqi Huayu Bushen Recipe, a compound Chinese herbal medicine, on expressions of aggrecan and type Ⅹ collagen mRNAs of the degenerated intervertebral disc cells in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Methods: Six inpatients diagnosed as cervical spondylotic myelopathy and undergoing cervical decompression and fusion surgery to remove the degenerated disc tissue were enrolled in this study. Primary intervertebral disc cells were isolated using small tissue mass method. Serum containing Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe were obtained after SD rats were fed with Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe for 3 days. MTT method was used to detect proliferation of the first-passage cells isolated from degenerated intervertebral discs and growth curve was drawn. In the following tests, the first-passage cells were cultured with the sera containing drugs and sodium chloride (NaCl), respectively. Proliferation of intervertebral disc cells was detected by MTT method and expressions of aggrecan and type Ⅹ collagen mRNAs were detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction.

Results: The growth curve of the first-passage cells of the degenerated intervertebral discs showed that the time of cell proliferation peak was the sixth day. Compared with the same concentrations of NaCl solution, serum containing Yiqi Huayu Bushen Recipe at 5%, 10% and 20% promoted cell proliferation and expression of aggrecan mRNA and decreased expression of type Ⅹ collagen mRNA (P<0.01). 10% serum containing Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe was more effective than 5% and 20%.

Conclusion: Yiqi Huayu Bushen Recipe inhibits degeneration of the intervertebral disc cells by regulating collagen and proteoglycan expressions.

Key words: cervical spondylosis, drugs,Chinese herbal, intervertebral disk, aggrecan, collagen type Ⅹ

Table 1

Sequences, accession numbers and product lengths of β-actin, aggrecan and collagen 10α1 primers"

Gene Forward primer 5′-3′ Reverse primer 5′-3′ Accession number Product length (bp)
β-actin AAGGTGACAGCAGTCGGTT TGTGTGGACTTGGGAGAGG NM_177423 195
Aggrecan GCCAGCACCACCAATGTAAG TTCAGTAACACCCTCCACGAAC NM_036445 116
Collagen 10α1 AGTGTTTTACGCTGAACG TGCTCTCCTCTTACTGCT NM_000493 123

Table 2

Reactive system for real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction"

Content volume (μL)
Master mix 10
RNase-free water 7
Forward primer 1
Reverse primer 1
cDNA 1
Total volume 20

Figure 1

Growth curve of the degenerated intervertebral disc cells"

Table 3

Proliferation of the degenerated intervertebral disc cells at different time points ($\overline{x}$±s)"

Group Optical density value
24 h 48 h
5% saline serum 0.42±0.03 0.67±0.09
10% saline serum 0.71±0.18 0.84±0.21
20% saline serum 1.05±0.34 1.13±0.27
5% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 1.68±0.31**△ 1.92±0.36**△
10% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 2.17±0.25** 2.39±0.44**
20% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 1.53±0.23**△ 1.64±0.49**△

Table 4

Expression of aggrecan mRNA at different time points ($\overline{x}$±s)"

Group n Aggrecan mRNA
5 h 48 h 72 h
5% saline serum 6 1.03±0.05 1.06±0.09 1.04±0.03
10% saline serum 6 1.12±0.07 1.27±0.09 1.13±0.05
20% saline serum 6 1.26±0.04 1.23±0.27 1.39±0.12
5% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 6 3.08±0.86**△ 5.39±1.23**△ 3.57±1.15**△
10% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 6 6.33±1.12** 9.50±1.87** 7.63±1.42**
20% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 6 3.25±0.99**△ 6.28±1.96**△ 4.05±0.34**△

Table 5

Expression of type Ⅹ collagen mRNA at different time points ($\overline{x}$±s)"

Group n Type Ⅹ collagen mRNA
5 h 48 h 72 h
5% saline serum 6 1.02±0.03 1.01±0.02 1.03±0.06
10% saline serum 6 1.01±0.03 1.03±0.02 0.98±0.16
20% saline serum 6 1.03±0.05 1.05±0.04 0.96±0.22
5% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 6 0.74±0.14**△ 0.55±0.17**△ 0.73±0.09**△
10% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 6 0.48±0.11** 0.21±0.03** 0.35±0.16**
20% Yiqi Huayu Bushen recipe serum 6 0.63±0.16**△ 0.38±0.05**△ 0.64±0.13**△
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