Objective To explore the effect of shenmai injection (SI) on expression of TNF-α mRNA in peritoneal macrophages (pMΦs) of scald mice.Methods BALB/c mice were inflicted with 11% of body surface area Ⅲ degree scald...Objective To explore the effect of shenmai injection (SI) on expression of TNF-α mRNA in peritoneal macrophages (pMΦs) of scald mice.Methods BALB/c mice were inflicted with 11% of body surface area Ⅲ degree scald and injected intraperitoneally (ip) with SI daily for 5 days, and expression of TNF-α mRNA in pMΦs was determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR.Results In scald mice, the expression of TNF-α mRNA in pMΦs increased significantly, but it was reduced obviously (P<0.01) after SI administration, while the livability was increased markedly (P<0.05).Conclusions For scald mice, the cause of death at early stage might be related to the high expression of TNF-α mRNA in pMΦs and the use of SI can decrease the death rate.展开更多
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文摘Objective To explore the effect of shenmai injection (SI) on expression of TNF-α mRNA in peritoneal macrophages (pMΦs) of scald mice.Methods BALB/c mice were inflicted with 11% of body surface area Ⅲ degree scald and injected intraperitoneally (ip) with SI daily for 5 days, and expression of TNF-α mRNA in pMΦs was determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR.Results In scald mice, the expression of TNF-α mRNA in pMΦs increased significantly, but it was reduced obviously (P<0.01) after SI administration, while the livability was increased markedly (P<0.05).Conclusions For scald mice, the cause of death at early stage might be related to the high expression of TNF-α mRNA in pMΦs and the use of SI can decrease the death rate.