Experimental Research of Immunosuppressive Effect of Sinomenine on Skin Transplantation / 中国药师

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the immunosuppressive effect of sinomenine (SIN) on xenogenic skin transplantation in mice.Methods: BALB/c→C57BL/6 tergal skin transplantation model was established by an operation, and then the mice were divided into 5 groups at random, namely sham group, model group, SIN group (30 mg·kg-1), ciclosporin A group (CsA) (10 mg·kg-1) and combination of SIN and CsA group (SIN 30 mg·kg-1 and CsA 5 mg·kg-1) (n=10).All the mice were intraperitoneally administered once a day for ten days.The survival days of skin graft were recorded, and the IL-2 levels in plasma were determined by ELISA respectively on the 4th and 8th day after the operation.Results: The mean survival days of skin graft in the groups treated with different drugs were significantly prolonged when compared with that in the model group (P<0.01).The combination of SIN and CsA administration showed longer mean survival days than SIN or CsA (P<0.05 or P<0.01).The IL-2 levels in plasma in the groups treated with different drugs were significantly reduced than those in the model group on the 4th and 8th day after the operation (P<0.01).Conclusion: SIN may have a good immunosuppressive effect in the mice with xenogenic skin transplantation, and the combination of SIN and CsA shows a synergistic effect.