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Effects of five kampohozais on the mitogenic activity of lipopolysaccharide, concanavalin A, phorbol myristate acetate and phytohemagglutinin in vivo. 1986

H Iwama, and S Amagaya, and Y Ogihara

Mitogenic activity of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), concanavalin A (Con A), phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) were investigated using spleen cells prepared from C57BL/6 mice orally pretreated with one of five kampohozai extracts (Shosaikoto, Daisaikoto, Hochuekkito, Juzendaihoto and Tokishakuyakusan). Shosaikoto and Daisaikoto elevated the mitogenic activity of LPS and reduced those of Con A. The mitogenic activities of PMA and PHA were elevated by low doses of Shosaikoto and Daisaikoto and suppressed by high doses. Juzendaihoto and Tokishakuyakusan showed no effect on the mitogenic activity of LPS and Con A, but increased those of PMA and PHA. Hochuekkito increased the mitogenic activity of LPS, Con A, PMA and PHA. In the absence of mitogens, these five kampohozais showed no mitogenic activity. These results indicate that the kampohozais used in this experiment appear to possess the immunomodulating or immunostimulating activities that might be expected from clinical experiences in Japan and China.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008070	Lipopolysaccharides	Lipid-containing polysaccharides which are endotoxins and important group-specific antigens. They are often derived from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and induce immunoglobulin secretion. The lipopolysaccharide molecule consists of three parts: LIPID A, core polysaccharide, and O-specific chains (O ANTIGENS). When derived from Escherichia coli, lipopolysaccharides serve as polyclonal B-cell mitogens commonly used in laboratory immunology. (From Dorland, 28th ed)	Lipopolysaccharide,Lipoglycans
D008213	Lymphocyte Activation	Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cells able to synthesize DNA and RNA and to divide mitotically. It is induced by INTERLEUKINS; MITOGENS such as PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS, and by specific ANTIGENS. It may also occur in vivo as in GRAFT REJECTION.	Blast Transformation,Blastogenesis,Lymphoblast Transformation,Lymphocyte Stimulation,Lymphocyte Transformation,Transformation, Blast,Transformation, Lymphoblast,Transformation, Lymphocyte,Activation, Lymphocyte,Stimulation, Lymphocyte
D008518	Medicine, East Asian Traditional	Medical practice or discipline that is based on the knowledge, cultures, and beliefs of the people in EAST ASIA.	Traditional Medicine, East Asia,East Asian Medicine,East Asian Traditional Medicine,Medicine, East Asia,Medicine, Far East,Medicine, Oriental,Medicine, Oriental Traditional,Medicine, Traditional, East Asia,Oriental Medicine,Oriental Medicine, Traditional,Oriental Traditional Medicine,Traditional East Asian Medicine,Traditional Far Eastern Medicine,Traditional Medicine, Oriental,Asia Medicines, East,East Asia Medicine,East Asia Medicines,East Asian Medicines,East Medicine, Far,East Medicines, Far,Far East Medicine,Far East Medicines,Medicine, East Asian,Medicine, Traditional Oriental,Medicines, East Asia,Medicines, Far East,Traditional Oriental Medicine,Traditional Oriental Medicines
D008810	Mice, Inbred C57BL	One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases.	Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D008934	Mitogens	Substances that stimulate mitosis and lymphocyte transformation. They include not only substances associated with LECTINS, but also substances from streptococci (associated with streptolysin S) and from strains of alpha-toxin-producing staphylococci. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Mitogen,Phytomitogen,Phytomitogens
D010835	Phytohemagglutinins	Mucoproteins isolated from the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); some of them are mitogenic to lymphocytes, others agglutinate all or certain types of erythrocytes or lymphocytes. They are used mainly in the study of immune mechanisms and in cell culture.	Kidney Bean Lectin,Kidney Bean Lectins,Lectins, Kidney Bean,Phaseolus vulgaris Lectin,Phaseolus vulgaris Lectins,Phytohemagglutinin,Hemagglutinins, Plant,Lectin, Kidney Bean,Lectin, Phaseolus vulgaris,Lectins, Phaseolus vulgaris,Plant Hemagglutinins
D010936	Plant Extracts	Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.	Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D010946	Plants, Medicinal	Plants whose roots, leaves, seeds, bark, or other constituent parts possess therapeutic, tonic, purgative, curative or other pharmacologic attributes, when administered to man or animals.	Herbs, Medicinal,Medicinal Herbs,Healing Plants,Medicinal Plants,Pharmaceutical Plants,Healing Plant,Herb, Medicinal,Medicinal Herb,Medicinal Plant,Pharmaceutical Plant,Plant, Healing,Plant, Medicinal,Plant, Pharmaceutical,Plants, Healing,Plants, Pharmaceutical
D003208	Concanavalin A	A MANNOSE/GLUCOSE binding lectin isolated from the jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis). It is a potent mitogen used to stimulate cell proliferation in lymphocytes, primarily T-lymphocyte, cultures.
D004347	Drug Interactions	The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug.	Drug Interaction,Interaction, Drug,Interactions, Drug