A Prior Study on the Effect of Yukmijihwang-tang to Regeneration of Injured Peripheral Nerve Fiber

육미지황탕(六味地黃湯)이 손상된 말초신경섬유 재생에 미치는 효과에 대한 사전 연구

  • Han, Gyu-Seol (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Yu, Byeong-Chan (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • An, Jung-Jo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jo, Hyun-Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Ryu, Ho-Ryong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Seol, In-Chan (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Yoon-Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 한규설 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 유병찬 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 안정조 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 조현경 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 유호룡 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 설인찬 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김윤식 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실)
  • Accepted : 2006.11.30
  • Published : 2006.12.31

Abstract

Peripheral axons in vertebrate animals can regenerate after nerve injury and accomplish its functional recovery. Numerous studies have revealed that diverse molecular factors are induced during axonal regeneration and their potential roles in axonal regeneration have been studied. Examples is N-CAM, L1, P0, nerve growth factors, GAP-43 and so forth. However, most of the studies on axonal regeneration have been primarily focused on axon fiber regrowth and elucidating molecular factors, and relatively less is known about functional recovery. Also, specific drugs or drug components used in the oriental medicine in relation to nerve fiber regeneration have not been known. And thus, in the present, a study on the effect of Yukmijihwang-tang components and Yukmijihwang-tang extracts to regeneration of peripheral axon fiber is underway by immunofluorescence staining. Therefore, this prior application of Yukmijihwang-tang with documents consideration is reported with a plea for further investigation.

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