ABSTRACT
Armillariella mellea polysaccharide ( AP ) was isolated from solid fermented Armillariella mellea. AP ( 100 mg/kg?d, ig ? 5 d ) increased the production of serum hemolysin in normal mice as well as in im-munodepressed mice induced by cyclophosphamide. At the dose of 50 mg/kg?d ig?5d, AP also caused a significant increase of spleen plaque forming cells ( PFC ) in normal mice. AP ( 10, 50?g/ml ) markedly enhanced Con A-induced lymphocyte proliferation of mouse spleen cells in vitro, but it had no potentiating effect on delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity ( DCH ) to 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene ( DNCB ) in normal mice. AP ( 100 mg/kg/d, sc? 7d) increased both clearance rate of iv charcoal particles and phagocytic activity of ma-crophages of abdominal cavity in normal mice.
ABSTRACT
Royal jelly (2.5g/kg/d igX8d) increased the clearance rate of iv charcoal particles in normal mice, and completely antagonized the decrease of clearance rate caused by cortisone acetate. It also potentiated the delayed type hypersensitivity ( DTH ) reaction of footpad induced by SRBC in normal mice, and entirely antagonized the inhibition of DTH reaction caused by eye lophosphamide. Royal jelly (2.5 g/kg/d ig X 7 d ) had no marked influence on hemolysin formation in normal mice and immunosuppressed mice caused by eye lophosphamide.
ABSTRACT
The suppressive effects of cyclosporin A ( CsA ) made in China on immune function were studied in mice. CsA ( 25 and 50 mg/kg ig for 4 d ) caused a significant decrease of spleen plaque forming cell ( PFC ) in mice. At the dose of 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg ig for 4 d, CsA inhibited the production of hemolysin in a dose-dependent manner in mice immunized with SRBC. CsA ( 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg ig for 10d ) also markedly inhibited the delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity ( DCH ) induced by DNCB in mice. CsA 50 mg/kg ig for 14d prolongated survival time of cardiac grafts. The treatment with CsA could not reduce the clearance rate of iv charcoal particles as well as bone marrow cells in mice. There was no significant difference of immu-nosuppressive effect on PFC response between China-made CsA and Sandoz-made CsA