Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

The Physiological Society of Korean Medicine and The Society of Pathology in Korean Medicine (대한동의생리학회·한의병리학회)
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Improved Regenerative Responses of Injured Spinal Cord Nerve Fibers by the Treatment of Sukjihwang(Rehmanniae radix preparat)

  • Published : 2007.12.25
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Abstract

In oriental medicine, Sukjihwang (SJH, Rehmanniae radix preparat) has been used as one of the key ingredients for the prescription of several herbal decoctions and applied clinically for the treatment of several diseases including nervous system and cardiovascular disease. Here, possible growth-promoting effects of SJH on injured spinal cord axons were investigated in the rats. SJH administration increased levels of active form of ERK1/2 protein and Cdc2 proteins in the injured spinal cord tissue. Anterograde DiI-tracing of corticospinal tract axons showed that SJH-treatment enhanced axonal arborization in the injury area and extensive axonal extension into the caudal area. In SJH-treated group, glial scar formed after spinal cord injury was confined in a smaller area compared to the control group, and the trabecula structure was well observed within the injury cavity. Furthermore, increased proliferation and migration of astrocytes in the injury cavity were observed by SJH treatment. Thus, these present data provide a biological evidence on potential importance of SJH therapy for the treatment of injured spinal cord.

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