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Traditional Japanese Formula Kigikenchuto Accelerates Healing of Pressure-Loading Skin Ulcer in Rats
Joint Authors
Shibahara, Naotoshi
Nogami, Tatsuya
Yoshida, Toshiko
Goto, Hirozo
Kimura, Mari
Kaneko, Maria
Shimada, Yutaka
Fujimoto, Makoto
Hikiami, Hiroaki
Jo, Michiko
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We evaluated the effect of kigikenchuto (KKT), a traditional Japanese formula, in a modified rat pressure-loading skin ulcer model.
Rats were divided into three groups, KKT extract orally administered (250 or 500 mg/kg/day for 35 days) and control.
KKT shortened the duration until healing.
Immunohistochemically, KKT increased CD-31-positive vessels in early phase and increased α-smooth muscle actin-(α-SMA-) positive fibroblastic cells in early phase and decreased them in late phase of wound healing.
By Western blotting, KKT showed the potential to decrease inflammatory cytokines (MCP-1, IL-1β, and TNF-α) in early phase, decrease vascular endothelial growth factor in early phase and increase it in late phase, and modulate the expression of extracellular protein matrix (α-SMA, TGF-β1, bFGF, collagen III, and collagen I).
These results suggested the possibility that KKT accelerates pressure ulcer healing through decreases of inflammatory cytokines, increase of angiogenesis, and induction of extracellular matrix remodeling.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kimura, Mari& Shibahara, Naotoshi& Hikiami, Hiroaki& Yoshida, Toshiko& Jo, Michiko& Kaneko, Maria…[et al.]. 2011. Traditional Japanese Formula Kigikenchuto Accelerates Healing of Pressure-Loading Skin Ulcer in Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kimura, Mari…[et al.]. Traditional Japanese Formula Kigikenchuto Accelerates Healing of Pressure-Loading Skin Ulcer in Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kimura, Mari& Shibahara, Naotoshi& Hikiami, Hiroaki& Yoshida, Toshiko& Jo, Michiko& Kaneko, Maria…[et al.]. Traditional Japanese Formula Kigikenchuto Accelerates Healing of Pressure-Loading Skin Ulcer in Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483458
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483458