Persicae and cultivated Cordyceps hyphae on immuno-dysfunction

[Modulating effects of extractum semen Persicae and cultivated Cordyceps hyphae on immuno-dysfunction of inpatients with posthepatitic cirrhosis]

[Article in Chinese]

Zhu JL, Liu C.

Department of Liver Cirrhosis Research, Shanghai Academy of TCM and Pharmacology, Shanghai.

The treatment of 65 cases (with 20 cases in the control group) of patients with post-hepatic cirrhosis by Extractum Semen Persicae (ESP) and cultivated Cordyceps Hyphae (CH) was reported, and the adjustment of the disorders of both cellular and humoral immune functions was investigated. The results indicated apparently that the restrained cellular immune function, among which the rate of lymphocyte transformation, the NK cell's function, CD8+ and CD4+ cells in the patients' group were lower than those in the healthy group. The CD8+ cell count was positively correlated with lymphocyte transformation rate and the humoral immune hyperfunction revealing that the levels of IgG, IgA, ssIgA and CIC of the patients were abnormally higher than those of healthy subjects, while level of C3 was negatively correlated with that of CIC. After the treatment, rate of transformation, function of NK cell, CD8+, CD4+ cells and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ improved; levels of IgG, IgA, ssIgA and CIC reduced, while those of C4 and C3 rose. These results revealed the ESP and cultivated CH could modulate the cellular immune function, inhibit the humoral immune hyperfunction and increase serum complement level in patients with post-hepatitic cirrhosis, which were correlated to the improvement of hepatic function. Disorder of immune function was one of the important causes of liver cell necrosis, inflammatory cell infiltration and fibroplastic proliferation. The results showed that the drugs are of some value in the treatment of patients with post-hepatitic cirrhosis.

Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1992 Apr;12(4):207-9, 195.
PMID: 1498539 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]