Abstract:Objective:To investigate the changes in common chemical signal molecules of neuroendocrineimmune (NEI) network and intervention of Tongxinluo (TXL,ultramicropulverization) of rats under hypoxia qiasthenia condition.Methods: Fortyfive male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to the following groups:control group,qiasthenia model group and TXL group (n=15).The rats in the former 2 groups were gavaged with CMCNa (10 ml/kg) once daily; those in the TXL group were gavaged with TXL (ultramicropulverization) suspended in CMCNa (10 ml/kg) once daily.After gavage,animals in the qiasthenia model group and TXL group were placed in a cabin with normal pressure hypoxia (7 h daily,6 d weekly for 5 weeks).At the end of the experiment,the biological characters of rats were observed and arterial blood gas was analyzed.The serum contents of serotonin (5HT),norepinephrine (NE),epinephrine (E),dopamine (DA) and IFNγ and TRH level in the hypothalamus were examined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); the serum contents of corticosterone (Cort),T3,T4,IL1β,TNFα, and corticotropin release hormone(CRH) in the hypothalamus,and adrenocorticotropic hormone/thyroid stimulating hormone(ACTH/TSH) in the hypophysis cerebri were examined using radioimmunity method.Results: Compared with control group,the biological character scores of rats in the qiasthenia model group were significantly higher(P<0.01),arterial partial pressure of oxygen was significantly lower(P<0.05),the contents of 5HT,DA,NE and E were significantly decreased(P<0.01),the HPA and HPT systems were excited;adrenergic nerveadrenal medulla system was restrained and the release of IL1β,IFNγ and TNFα was significantly increased(P<0.01).The TXL could obviously decrease the biological character score and increase the arterial partial pressure of oxygen in model rats,raise 5HT and DA levels,restrain HPA and HPT system excitation,and decrease IL1β and IFNγ levels.Conclusion: The qiasthenia model can be successfully established using normal pressure chronic hypoxia.The NEI network regulation is chaotic and in a disequilibrium state,which might be an important basis for hypoxia qiasthenia syndrome.TXL can enhance the hypoxia tolerant capability of model rats and improve their qiasthenia syndrome,probably through adjusting NEI network disequilibrium.