简介：BacgroundPercutaneouscoronaryintervention(PCI)hasbecomeoneofthemosteffectivetreatmentsincoronaryheartdisease(CHD).However,thebottleneckproblemofPCIisthein-stentrestenosis(ISR).TheaimofthisstudywastoexploretheeffectsofastragalosideIV(ASTIV)onsuppressionofintimalhyperplasiamodulationoftheexpressionofbasicfibroblastgrowthfactor(b-FGF)inaratcarotidarteryballooninjurymodel.MethodsFiftyhealthymaleSprague-Dawley(SD)ratswererandomlydividedintofivegroups:asham-operationgroup(sham),amodelgroup(model),andthreeastragalosideIV-treatedgroups.Threedaysbeforethesurgery,1%carboxymethylcellulose(CMC)orASTIV(20,40or60mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1))wasintragastricallyadministeredintoshamor3astragaloside-treatedgroupsonceadayfor17days.Hematoxylin-elsinstainingwascarriedouttodeterminethepathomorphologicalchangesandtheneointimalandmediaarearatio.Immunohistochemistrystainingwasperformedtomeasuretheexpressionsofproliferatingcellnuclearantigen(PCNA)andbasicfibrolastgrowthfactor(b-FGF).PCNAandb-FGFwereanalyzedwithIamage-ProPlus.Results(1)Thecarotidarteryintimalhyperplasiaintheratsofmodelwassimilartolumenstenosis.Comparedwiththeshamoperationgroup,theareaofthenewintimaandtheratiooftheintimatomedia(I/M)wereincreasedandthelumenareawasdecreased(P<0.01)inthemodelgroup.AstragalosideIVincreasedthelumenintimaldimensionanddecreasedtheareaofnewintimaandtheratioofintimatomediainadose-dependentmanner.(2)Comparedwiththesham-operationgroup,theexpressionsofPCNAandb-FGFincarotidarteryofmodelgroupweresignificantlyincreased(P<0.01).ASTIVdecreasedexpressionsofPCNAandb-FGFinthecarotidarteryofratsinadosedependentmanner.ConclusionAstragalosideIVsignificantlyinhibitsneointimalhyperplasiaofratcarotidarterythroughdown-regulatingtheexpressionsofPCNAandb-FGF.