Abstract:Objective To discuss the effect of Xuebijing injection on airway remodeling and the expression of adhesion molecule content of both VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of mice with asthma. Methods Forty BALB/c mice were divided into 5 groups, including a control group (group C), an asthma model group (group A), a Xuebijing intervention for 1 week group (group 1), a Xuebijing intervention for 2 weeks group (group 2), a Xuebijing intervention for 3 weeks group (group 3), with eight mice in each group. The asthma model was established, then the groups 1, 2 and 3 accepted Xuebijing intervention respectively for 1, 2 and 3 weeks. The lung tissues and BALF were got after the mice were sacrificed with anesthesia. The content of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in BALF was detected by ELISA. Pathological changes of the lung tissues and morphological changes of airway were observed under light microscope after staining in lung slices. Results The mice in the groups 1, 2 and 3 had lowered levels of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1, those in the group 3 decreased the most obviously compared to the groups 1 and 2 (P < 0.05). Xuebijing injection could improve the pathological changes of airway and the lung tissues in the mice with asthma, the group 3 had the most obvious effect. The bronchial wall thickness and the smooth muscle wall thickness were gradually declined from the group 1, group 2 to group 3, but all were thicker than those of the group C and thinner than those of the group A (P < 0.05). Conclusions Xuebijing injection can improve airway remodeling, and improve airway inflammation by influencing the levels of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1.