Abstract: Objective: To observe the effects of Shen Hong Bu Xue Granule(SHBXG) on the expression levels of erythropoietin(EPO)mRNA in kidney tissue and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) mRNA in bone marrow tissue of the mice with blood deficiency, and to investigate the protective effect of SHBXG on the blood deficiency mice and its mechanism. Methods: The mouse model of blood deficiency was established with acetylphenylhydrazine(APH) and cytoxan(CTX).A total of 60 mice were divided into blank control group,model group,Compound E-jiao Slurry group and low,middle,high doses of SHBXG groups(n=10).The serum,kidney and bone marrow tissues from all the mice were collected after 14 d consecutive administration.The levels of red blood cells(RBC),hemoglobin level(HGB),hematocrit(HCT),leukocytes(WBC),and platelet(PLT) in blood of the mice were detected by automatic blood analyzer;the levels of serum EPO and GM-CSF of the mice in various groups mice were detected by ELISA method;the expression levels of EPO mRNA in kidney tissue and GM-CSF mRNA in bone marrow tissue of the mice were detected by RT-PCR method. Results: The results of automatic blood analyzer showed that the levels of RBC,HGB,HCT,and PLT of the mice in Compound E-jiao Slurry group and different doses of SHBXG groups were increased significantly compared with model group (P<0.05 or P<0.01);the levels of WBC of mice in Compound E-jiao Slurry group and high dose of SHBXG group were increased significantly compared with model group(P<0.05).The ELISA results showed that the levels of serum EPO and GM-CSF of the mice in Compound E-jiao Slurry group and different doses of SHBXG groups were increased significantly compared with model group(P<0.05).The PC-PCR results showed that the expression levels of EPO mRNA in kidney tissue and GM-CSF mRNA in bone marrow tissue of the mice in Compound E-jiao Slurry group and middle and high doses of SHBXG groups were increased significantly compared with model group(P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusion: SHBXG could improve the blood deficiency symptom in the mice with blood deficiency,and its mechanism may be related to increasing the expression levels of EPO mRNA in kidney tissue and GM-CSF mRNA in bone marrow tissue of the mice.

Key words: Shen Hong Bu Xue Granule, blood deficiency, erythropoietin, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor