Published April 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Effect of ligustrazine on the signal transduction of the recovery of bone marrow microenvironment in irradiation-injured mice

  • 1. Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan (China). Tongji Hospital, Dept. of Hematology

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of Ligustrazine on bone marrow hematopoietic microenvi-ronment and the mechanism of signal transduction in radiation-injured mice. Methods: After irradiation by 6.0 Gy 60Co γ-ray, each mouse was given orally by 4 mg Ligustrazine twice a day for 13 days. On the 3th, 7th and 14th day, histopathologic sections from each paraffin-embedded ulnae were stained with anti-factor VIII-related antigen and anti-flk-1. The femurs were taken and the bone marrow nuclear cell suspension was made to culture bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), and the expression of phosphorylated FAK on BMSCs was assayed by Western blot. Results: The recovery of hematopoiesis in the Ligustrazine-treated group was sooner than the control group. The expression levels of flk-1 and phosphorylated FAK in the Ligustrazine-treated group were significant higher than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The Ligustrazine can enhance the expression of flk-1 on bone marrow endothelial cells and the expression of phosphorylated FAK on BMSCs. This may be one of mechanisms of Ligustrazine to promote recovery of hematopoiesis after γ-irradiation

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Journal Title
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 93-95
ISSN
0254-5098