内容提要: |
Wei Chang An pills (WCA pills), a traditional Chinese patent drug, have been widely used in clinical for many gastrointestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome and functional diarrhea. The aim of study was to demonstrate the protective effect of WCA on irinotecan (CPT-11) induced intestinal damage in mice.In order to illustrate the potential mechanism of WCA on mucositis, the effect of Houpo (HP), the main herb in WCA, its major components magnolol (MG) and honokiol (Hon) were conducted to demonstrate its efficacy. Irinotecan hydrochloride, as known as CPT-11, is an effective and common drug for colon cancer patients. But the intestinal toxicity limits its antitumor effect. Therefore, WCA was applied to evaluate its efficacy on intestinal protective effect in CPT-11 treated CT26 tumor bearing mince. Co-treatment of WCA modulated the body weight loss, decreased the severity of intestinal mucositis by improving histopathological parameters, suppressing oxidative stress, regulating the inflammatory response to exhibit its function in alleviating gastrointestinal toxicity induced by CPT-11, but would not change the anti-tumor effect of CPT-11. |