IMMUNOMODULATIVE EFFECTS OF CHINESE HERBS IN MICE TREATED WITH CARCINOGEN

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  • JIN RUT
    Department of Microbiology, Gunma University School of Medicine
  • MITSUISHI TOSHIMI
    Department of Microbiology, Gunma University School of Medicine
  • AKUZAWA YUKI
    Department of Medical Technology, Gunma University College of Medical Care and Technology
  • SATO SHINOBU
    Department of Legal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine
  • KODAMA KAZUE
    Third Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine Maebashi
  • KURASHIGE SATONORI
    Department of Medical Technology, Gunma University College of Medical Care and Technology

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  • 和漢薬紫華栄の発ガン剤BBN 投与マウスの免疫応答に及ぼす影響

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Extracts of Chinese herbs and their mixture “Shi-Ka-Ron” were administered with carcinogen, N-butyl-nitrosoamine (BBN), and their effects on macrophages and lymphocytes were studied. Peritoneal macrophages were significantly retarded both in their number and chemotactic activity by BBN treated. Blastogenic responsiveness to Concanavalin A of spleen lymphocytes also decreased significantly in BBN-treated mice. NK cell activity of lymphocytes was slightly suppressed by BBN treatment.<BR>Extract of Astragali radix showed protective effects on all 5 items studied. The number of macrophages and lymphocytes, and the functions of macrophages and lymphocytes maintained as same or more as normal levels in BBN plus Astragali extract-treated mice.<BR>Extract of Cnidii rhizoma showed the protective effects on the functions of macrophages and lymphocytes from BBN treatment but not on their numbers. E xtract of Lithospermi radix protected the retardation of lymphocyte function.<BR>“Shi-Ka-Ron” protected only chemotactic activity of macrophages and NK cell activity of lymphocytes but did not their numbers or blastogenic activity in spite of the mixture of herb extracts. These results suggest that the Chinese herbs may moderate each other's activity as mentioned from old time in China.

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  • CRID
    1390282680308140288
  • NII Article ID
    130003690586
  • DOI
    10.2974/kmj1951.44.125
  • ISSN
    18836135
    00231908
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