Influence of Astragalus and Thoroughfare Oral Liquid on immunological functions of immunosuppressive mice induced by hydrocortisone / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

Objective To study the effects of Astragalus and Thoroughfare Oral Liquid(ATOL) on the immunological functions of the immunosuppressive mice induced by hydrocortisone (HC). Methods A total of 50 mice were divided into 5 groups randomly. Mice in 4 groups were immunosuppressive animal model induced by HC, then ATOL (0.2, 0.1 and 0.05mL/10g) was administered to 3 groups of them. The phagocytotic function of peritoneal macrophage, the proliferation rate of T cells in spleen, and the cytotoxicity of NK cells in spleen, and the production of antibodies and IL-2 by spleen cells were examined to evaluate the immunological function of mice. Results Different doses of ATOL could improve the phagocytotic function of peritoneal macrophage, the proliferation rate of T cells in spleen and the cytotoxicity of NK cells. The drug could also promote antibody formation as well as IL-2 in the immunosuppressive mice. Conclusion ATOL can evidently improve some of the immunological functions in HC-induced immunosuppressive mice.