ABSTRACT
Objective To study the influence of Langchuang Ⅱ,a Chinese medicinal compound formula,on Th1/TH2cytokines of MRL/lpr lupus mice.Methods Forty MRL/lpr mice with spontaneous systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) were randomized into blank control group,LangchuangⅡgroup(in the dose of 20 g?kg-1?d-1),prednisone group(in the dose of 6 mg?kg-1?d-1),and the combination group(LangchuangⅡand prednisone).After medication for 8 continuous weeks,Flowcytomix technology was used for the detection of different kinds of serum Th1/Th2 cytokines.Results Compared with the blank control group,serum granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming unit(GM-CSF) level was decreased in the combination group(P0.05);IL-4,IL-5 and IL-10 were all decreaed in the medication groups,and the decrease of IL-10 was obvious in the combination group(P