Maternal Baicalin Treatment Increases Fetal Lung Surfactant Phospholipids in Rats
Joint Authors
Wang, Leng-Fang
Chen, Chung-Ming
Cheng, Kur-Ta
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-01-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Baicalin is a flavonoid compound purified from the medicinal plant Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and has been reported to stimulate surfactant protein (SP)-A gene expression in human lung epithelial cell lines (H441).
The aims of this study were to determine whether maternal baicalin treatment could increase lung surfactant production and induce lung maturation in fetal rats.
This study was performed with timed pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats.
One-day baicalin group mothers were injected intraperitoneally with baicalin (5 mg/kg/day) on Day 18 of gestation.
Two-day baicalin group mothers were injected intraperitoneally with baicalin (5 mg/kg/day) on Days 17 and 18 of gestation.
Control group mothers were injected with vehicle alone on Day 18 of gestation.
On Day 19 of gestation, fetuses were delivered by cesarean section.
Maternal treatment with 2-day baicalin significantly increased saturated phospholipid when compared with control group and total phospholipid in fetal lung tissue when compared with control and 1-day baicalin groups.
Antenatal treatment with 2-day baicalin significantly increased maternal growth hormone when compared with control group.
Fetal lung SP-A mRNA expression and maternal serum corticosterone levels were comparable among the three experimental groups.
Maternal baicalin treatment increases pulmonary surfactant phospholipids of fetal rat lungs and the improvement was associated with increased maternal serum growth hormone.
These results suggest that antenatal baicalin treatment might accelerate fetal rat lung maturation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Chung-Ming& Wang, Leng-Fang& Cheng, Kur-Ta. 2011. Maternal Baicalin Treatment Increases Fetal Lung Surfactant Phospholipids in Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469825
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Chung-Ming…[et al.]. Maternal Baicalin Treatment Increases Fetal Lung Surfactant Phospholipids in Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Chung-Ming& Wang, Leng-Fang& Cheng, Kur-Ta. Maternal Baicalin Treatment Increases Fetal Lung Surfactant Phospholipids in Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469825
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469825