Antihistamine Action of Small-blue-dragon Decoction and Mahuang Decoction / 中药新药与临床药理

0.05),while loratadine group shows a highly significant treatment efficacy(P

Influence of Kidney- yang Warming Therapy on Expression of Th_1/Th_2 Cytokines in Rats with Allergic Rhinitis / 中药新药与临床药理

Objective To find out the relationship between kidney- yang- deficiency syndrome and the Th1/Th2 expression, and to investigate the effect of kidney- yang warming therap yon the Th1/Th2 expression. Methods Kidney- yang- deficiency rat models were firstly induced by adenine and then were sensitizated by inhalation of ovalbumin to establish allergic rhinitis (AR)models .The treatment group was given Jinkui Shenqi pill. After treatment , the changes of behavior , secretion of nasal cavity and nasal mucosa were observed. The levels of Th1 cytokines IFN- ? , IL- 2 and Th2 cytokines IL- 4 , IL- 5 in serum were determined by ELISA. Results The behavioral score in AR group and kidney- yang- deficiency AR group was higher than that in the treatment group and normal control group ( P