Yangyin Qingre Huoxue Method in Traditional Chinese Medicine Ameliorates Atherosclerosis in ApoE-/- Mice Suffering from High-Fat Diet and HSP65 Aggression.

ABSTRACT: Atherosclerosis (AS) is a complicated arterial disease resulting from abnormal lipid deposition and inflammatory injury, which is attributed to Yin deficiency, accumulation of heat materials, and stasis of blood flow in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory. Thus, according to TCM theory, the method of nourishing Yin (Yangyin), clearing away heat (Qingre), and promoting blood circulation (Huoxue) is a reasonable strategy, which has achieved remarkable clinical efficacy in the treatment of AS, but the mechanisms remain to be known. In this study, we evaluated the effects of Yangyin Qingre Huoxue Prescription (YQHP) on AS in ApoE-/- mice suffering from a high-fat diet and heat shock protein (HSP65) attack. YQHP regulated levels of blood lipids and inflammation-linked cytokines as well as

SUBMITTER: Qiu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332951 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature