Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze Restores Blood Perfusion from Hind-Limb Ischemic Mice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kunze Extract
2.2. HUVECs Culture and Cell Proliferation
2.3. Cell Migration Assay and Tubing Formation Assay
2.4. Experimental Animals and Treatments
2.5. Surgeries
2.6. Blood Perfusion Analysis
2.7. Histopathological Analysis
2.8. Immunohistochemical Stain
2.9. Immunoblot Assay
2.10. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effect of TTK on Proliferation of HUVECs
3.2. Effect of TTK on Migration of HUVECs
3.3. Effect of TTK on In Vitro tube Formation
3.4. Blood Perfusion and Animal Condition
3.5. Capillary Density
3.6. Expression of Angiogenic Factors In Vivo
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Groups | Body Weight (g) | Body Weight Gain (g) | Daily Food Intake (g) | Uterine Weight (mg) | |
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Baseline | After 28 Days | ||||
OH | 19.80 ± 0.49 | 23.06 ± 1.22 | 3.27 ± 1.36 | 3.72 ± 0.41 | 17.48 ± 3.61 |
OH + SV | 20.11 ± 0.88 | 23.00 ± 1.68 | 2.89 ± 1.99 | 3.91 ± 0.96 | 16.34 ± 3.31 |
OH + E2 | 19.98 ± 0.73 | 22.51 ± 0.82 | 2.53 ± 0.63 | 3.84 ± 0.62 | 265.10 ± 176.02 a |
TTK 150 | 20.48 ± 0.63 | 23.36 ± 1.69 | 2.88 ± 0.88 | 3.39 ± 0.40 | 14.79 ± 3.09 |
TTK 450 | 20.41 ± 1.26 | 24.19 ± 1.63 | 3.78 ± 1.86 | 3.73 ± 0.52 | 15.83 ± 2.62 |
Group | Surgery I (OVX) | Surgery II (HLI) | After Surgery II (HLI) | ||
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−7d | 0d | 7d | 14d | 28d | |
OH | 1.01 ± 0.04 | 0.21 ± 0.05 | 0.40 ± 0.12 | 0.50 ± 0.07 | 0.64 ± 0.08 |
OH + SV | 0.99 ± 0.03 | 0.25 ± 0.06 | 0.61 ± 0.07 a | 0.70 ± 0.11 a | 0.90 ± 0.06 a |
OH + E2 | 1.02 ± 0.02 | 0.29 ± 0.08 | 0.47 ± 0.08 b | 0.78 ± 0.09 a | 0.85 ± 0.08 a |
TTK 150 | 1.00 ± 0.02 | 0.21 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.07 b | 0.62 ± 0.06 ac | 0.83 ± 0.07 a |
TTK 450 | 0.99 ± 0.04 | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 0.55 ± 0.10 a | 0.63 ± 0.09 ac | 0.87 ± 0.09 a |
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Yang, H.; Jung, D.H.; Lee, H.W.; Lee, D.; Ko, B.S. Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze Restores Blood Perfusion from Hind-Limb Ischemic Mice. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 8562. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238562
Yang H, Jung DH, Lee HW, Lee D, Ko BS. Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze Restores Blood Perfusion from Hind-Limb Ischemic Mice. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(23):8562. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238562
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Hyun, Dong Ho Jung, Hye Won Lee, Dongoh Lee, and Byoung Seob Ko. 2020. "Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze Restores Blood Perfusion from Hind-Limb Ischemic Mice" Applied Sciences 10, no. 23: 8562. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238562
APA StyleYang, H., Jung, D. H., Lee, H. W., Lee, D., & Ko, B. S. (2020). Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze Restores Blood Perfusion from Hind-Limb Ischemic Mice. Applied Sciences, 10(23), 8562. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238562