Research Article
Chinese Herbal Medicine Alleviates Thyroidectomy-Induced Cardiopulmonary Exercise Dysfunction in Rats
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Oral treatment with the herbal formula B307 (CHM) effectively improves oxygen consumption (VO2) and decreases carbon dioxide production (VCO2) in TD rats. (a) A-Statistical comparison of quantified VO2 among sham, CHM, TD, and TD + CHM rats. The VO2 of TD rats was significantly lower than in sham rats but significantly higher in TD + CHM rats than in sham rats. B-Statistical comparison of quantified VCO2 among sham, CHM, TD, and TD + CHM rats. The VCO2 of TD rats was significantly lower than in sham rats and significantly lower in TD + CHM rats than in sham rats. (b) Statistical comparison of quantified respiratory quotient (RQ = VCO2/VO2) among sham, CHM, TD, and TD + CHM rats. The RQ of TD rats was significantly higher than in sham rats but was significantly lower in TD + CHM rats than in sham rats. The results are shown as mean ± SEM (, , n = 5 for each group, two-way ANOVA followed by Student–Newman–Keuls multiple comparison posttest).
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