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KMID : 0613820140240101151
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Journal of Life Science
2014 Volume.24 No. 10 p.1151 ~ p.1156
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Immune-modulation Effect of Ulmus macrocarpa Hance Water Extract on Balb/c Mice
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Lee In-Hwan
Kwon Da-Hye
Lee Sun-Hee
Lee Sung-Do
Kim Deok-Won
Lee Jong-Hwan
Hyun Sook-Kyung
Kim Cheol-Min
Kim Byung-Woo
Kang Kyung-Hwa
Hwang Hye-Jin
Chung Kyung-Tae
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Abstract
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Traditional medicinal plants are widely used to treat many diseases, such as inflammation, infections, and even cancer. Ulmus macrocarpa Hance, a Chinese elm species, is distributed in Korea, China, and Japan. The stem bark is widely employed in Korean traditional medicine to treat dermatitis, mastitis, and edema. The aim of this study was to investigate whether water extract of U. macrocarpa Hance bark (Ulmus cortex) has a immune-modulating function in a mouse model. Three different concentrations (30 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, and 300 mg/kg) of Ulmus cortex water extract (UCWE) were orally administered to mice for 14 days, and their immune responses were analyzed. Cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-2, IL-12, and IFN-γ, increased in the blood of UCWE-fed groups when compared with a control group. In contrast, the IL-4 level did not change in any of the UCWE-fed groups Cell-mediated cytotoxicity was also assayed using lymphokine-activated killer cells (LAK). LAK showed greater cytotoxicity in the UCWE-fed groups than LAK in the control group. Internal organ indices, such as liver, kidney, spleen, and thymus, were similar in all the groups, including the control group, indicating that UCWE may have been nontoxic in the experimental animals. These data suggest that UCWE has an immune-modulating function in a mouse model.
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KEYWORD
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Cytokines, immune-modulation, LAK (lymphokine-activated killer) cells, Ulmus macrocarpa Hance
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