Effects of Nourishing Shen-Yin Recipe and Warming Recuperating Shen-Yang Recipe on Interleukin-1 and Interleukin-6 Activity in Ovariectomy Induced Osteoporosis Rats
Objective:To compare the effects of the recipes for nourishing Shen-yin (NSY) and for warming recuperating Shen-yang (WRSY) on the activity of interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis rats. Methods:Fifty-five female rats were randomly divided into five groups: the control, the sham operation, the ovariectomy, the ovariectomy plus NSY and the ovariectomy plus WRSY group. The medication was starting from one week after operation and lasted continuously for 3 months. Th...