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KMID : 1200820020020010041
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Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine
2002 Volume.2 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.46
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The inhibitory effects of Gami-Phedoc-San on and secretion from human monocytes
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Kim Mi-Sun
Lee Eun-Hee
Choung Se-Young
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Abstract
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In our study, the several cytokines were determined in phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of Adamantiades-Behcets patients. Adamantiades-Behcets disease (ABD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder and might involve immune dysfunction. High levels of and indicate the activation of inflammatory reactions and immune system in ABD. Gami-Phedoc-San (GPS) is an Oriental herbal medication, which has been used in Korea for the treatment of ABD. GPS (1 mg/ ml) significantly inhibited the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, , compared to absence of GPS (by inhibition for and for ). GPS also inhibited the production of , immunoregulatory Th1 cytokine, by . The inhibitory effects of GPS on cytokine secretion showed dose-dependent manner, and the pre-treatment of 1 mg/ml GPS had better effects than immunosuppressive drug for treatment of ABD, cyclosporin A. Our results suggest that GPS treatment for ABD patients might have pharmacological activity of immune and inflammatory responses through the cytokine modulation.
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KEYWORD
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Adamantiades-Behcet’s Disease, Gami-Phedoc-San, Tumor necrosis
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