Effect of Different Extracts and Monomers of Lepidium meyenii on Proliferation of Mouse Splenic Lymphocyte and Induction of IL-2 and TNF-α / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Objective:To explore effects of different extracts and monomers of <italic>Lepidium meyenii </italic>（Maca） on the proliferation of mouse splenic lymphocytes and induction of interleukin-2 （IL-2） and tumor necrosis factor-<italic>α</italic> （TNF-<italic>α</italic>） by observing their immunomodulatory effects. Method:An octadecylsilyl （ODS） column was used to enrich the methanol extract of <italic>L. meyenii</italic> in stages to obtain six fractions and three monomers. Different groups of extracts and monomers of <italic>L. meyenii </italic>at different doses were set up. Cell counting Kit-8 （CCK-8） was used to detect the effect on the proliferation of mitogen-free， concanavalin A （Con A）-induced， and lipopolysaccharides （LPS）-induced mouse splenic lymphocytes. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） was used to determine the levels of IL-2 and TNF-<italic>α</italic>. Result:<italic>L. meyenii </italic>extracts Fr₃ and Fr₆， and monomers <italic>N</italic>-benzyl hexadecanamide and 1，2-dihydro-4-carboxaldehyde-3-benzyl-<italic>N</italic>-hydroxypyridine slightly promoted the proliferation of Con A-induced T lymphocytes and LPS-induced B lymphocytes （<italic>P</italic><0.01） as compared with the conditions in the model group. <italic>L. meyenii</italic> extracts and monomers significantly induced the secretion of IL-2 and TNF-<italic>α</italic> by splenic lymphocytes （<italic>P</italic><0.01）. Conclusion:<italic>L. meyenii</italic> extracts and monomers can achieve immunological enhancement by promoting the secretion of IL-2 and TNF-<italic>α</italic>， and facilitate the proliferation of splenic lymphocytes. The active components are presumedly macamides and pyridine alkaloids， and the specific mechanism still needs to be further explored.

Immunomodulatory effects of flazin from Crassostrea sikamea on splenic lymphocytes of Sprague-Dawley rats / 中国天然药物

Crassostrea sikamea (C.sikamea) is an important edible and medicinal seafood in China. In the present study, a compound named flazin was separated and identified from the ethyl acetate extract of C.sikamea (EAECs) for the first time. In addition, the 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetra zolium (MTS) assay revealed that EAECs and flazin inhibited the transformation of splenic lymphocytes in vitro. Moreover, flazin (20 μg·mL

Effects of Haikangling Mixture,a Traditional Chinese Medicine on Immunological Function in Immunosuppressed Mice / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To explore the effects of Haikangling Mixture on immunological function in immunosuppressed mice induced by cyclophosphamide. METHODS: Mice were given Haikangling Mixture intragastrically for 14d, and the level of hemolysin was determined by sheep erythrocyte (SRBC) immunization to exploer the influence of Haikangling on humoral immunity in mice; splenic lymphocytes were measured by MTT to observe the influence on cell immunity; the clearance of macrophage were measured by carbon particle clearance method to explore the influence on non-specificity immunity. RESULTS: The level of hemolysin, the cell reproductive activity, splenic lymphocytes and the phagotrophy of mononuclear macrophage were improved obviously by Haikangling Mixture in immunosuppressed mice induced by cyclophosphamide. CONCLUSION: Haikangling Mixture can enhance the immunological function in immunosuppressed mice induced by cyclophosphamide.

Regulation effect of taurochenodeoxycholic acid immunologic function in mice / 中国药理学通报

Aim To study the effect of Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid (TCDCA) on immunologic cell in vitro and in vivo in mice. Methods Five doses were used , including 0.043, 0.065, 0.1, 0.153, 0.189 g?kg-1 in vivo and 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 1, 10 mg?L-1 in vitro. Effects of TCDCA on peritoneal macrophage in mouse in vitro,splenic lymphocyte, normal organism, immunologic functional inhibiting model and nerve-endocrine-immunoregulation system were investigated. Results TCDCA had the obvious immunoregulation effect on normal organisms in mouse. 0.1 g?kg-1 TCDCA had the obvious anastated effects on the immunological inhibiting model made up by the cyclosporine A and cyclophosphamide. TCDCA may affect the peritoneal macrophage and splenic lymphocyte in vitro directly, meanwhile two kinds of immunological cells showed the obvious immunoregulation effects on the whole. 0.1 g?kg-1 TCDCA can increase the hydrocortisone contents of the nerve-endocrine-immunoregulation system in mouse most remarkably. Conclusion TCDCA had the adjustment effect on the immunoregulation function in mouse.