Abstract:Objective : To investigate the effect of astragalosides(AST) and Panax notoginseng saponins(PNS) compatibility on the expression of matrix metalloproteinases-9(MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of meta11oproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R) injury in mice, to probe into its anti-ischemic brain injury protection mechanism. Method :C57BL/6N mice were randomly divided into sham-operation group, model group, AST and PNS compatibility of high, medium and low-dose group, AST group, PNS group and edaravone group.Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury were prepared by bilateral common carotid artery ligation for 20 min followed by 24 hours reperfusion after administration for 4 days. Pathomorphism was detected with HE staining and the expression of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 protein in brain was detected by western-blot. Result : The neuronal survival rate in the drug groups was significantly higher than the control group(P<0.01), and the effect of the-middle dose compatibility group was more obvious. Factorial analysis manifested that AST110 mg·kg-1 and PNS115 mg·kg-1 compatibility had a synergistic interaction(P<0.01). The expression of MMP-9 protein in the drug groups was lower than the model group significantly(P<0.01 or P<0.05), but the expression of TIMP-1 protein was higher than the model group significantly(P <0.01 or P<0.05), and the effect of the-middle dose compatibility group was more obvious, the two drugs had the stacking interaction (P<0.05). Conclusion :AST110 mg·kg-1 and PNS115 mg·kg-1 compatibility has a synergistic effect against ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice by accommodating MMP-9/TIMP-1 probably.