Abstract:
:Alprostadil (lipo-PGE1) is a drug delivery system preparation. This preparation is applied to treat refractory skin ulcers and arteriosclerosis obliterans. We investigated the effects of alprostadil by using the earflap ischemic model. The following results were obtained: 1) Treatment with alprostadil significantly increased the VEGF contents in an ischemic ear; 2) Treatment with alprostadil resulted in strongly expressed VEGF levels only in the ischemic region; 3) Image analysis revealed a significant increase in the number of vessel bypasses and paths after flap creation with alprostadil administration compared to the vehicle-treated ears. The results suggest that it may be possible to apply alprostadil as one device for regenerative medical technology.
journal_name
J Pharmacol Scijournal_title
Journal of pharmacological sciencesauthors
Inoue H,Aihara M,Tomioka M,Watabe Ydoi
10.1254/jphs.13033scsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-01-01 00:00:00pages
158-61issue
2eissn
1347-8613issn
1347-8648pii
DN/JST.JSTAGE/jphs/13033SCjournal_volume
122pub_type
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