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KMID : 0665220070200010074
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Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition
2007 Volume.20 No. 1 p.74 ~ p.78
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Effects of a Plant Water Extract Mixture(Ixeris sonchifolia Hance, Oenanthe javanica, Fagopyrum esculentum Moench, Hizikia fusiforme, Zingiber officinale Roscoe) on Mouse Immune Cell Activation
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Ryu Hye-Sook
Kim Hyun-Sook
Kim Jung-Hee
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Abstract
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Ixeris sonchifolia Hance(Godulbaegi), Oenanthe javanica(Dolminari), Fagopyrum esculentum Moench(Buckwheat), Hizikia fusiforme(Seaweed Fusiforme) and Zingiber officinale Roscoe(Ginger) have all been used as one of the traditional remedies as well as food source. There are few studies However, on their immunomodulating effects have been reported. We previously reported that ex vivo supplementation of each of the Ish, Oj, Fem, Hf and Zor water extracts enhanced the splenocytes proliferation compared to the control group. In this study, the combined immunomodulative effects of a plant water extract mixture containing these five food sources(Ish+Oj+Fem+Hf+Zor) was compared to the individual effect of each. The production of cytokine(IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α), secreted by macrophages stimulated with LPS or without, were detected via ELISA assay using a cytokine kit. After 48hrs of incubation with mitogen(ConA or LPS) stimulation, the mouse splenocyte proliferation in the experimental group had significantly increased at two different concentrations compared to the control group. The results of this study may suggest that the supplementing with a plant water extract mixture could regulate immune function by increasing splenocyte proliferation as well as enhance immune function by regulating the cytokine production capacity activated macrophages in mice.
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KEYWORD
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immune, splenocyte proliferation, cytokine production, mixture
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