Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

The Physiological Society of Korean Medicine and The Society of Pathology in Korean Medicine (대한동의생리학회·한의병리학회)
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The Effect of Sopungchungyoung-tang on Activity of CD4 T cell

  • Choi Young Jin (Department of Oriental Medicine Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kang Hee (Department of Oriental Medicine Kyunghee University) ;
  • Myung Eu Gene (Department of Oriental Medicine Kyunghee University) ;
  • Shim Bum Sang (Department of Oriental Medicine Kyunghee University) ;
  • Choi Seung Hoon (Department of Oriental Medicine Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kim Sung Hun (Department of Oriental Medicine Kyunghee University) ;
  • Ahn Kyoo Seok (Department of Oriental Medicine Kyunghee University)
  • Published : 2004.04.01
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Abstract

Sopungchungyoung-tang (SCT) has been widely used in Korea as a treatment of atopic dermatitis. SCT consists of Talcum, Rehmannia glutinosa, Angelica sinensis, Paeonia lactiflora, Cnidium officinale, Ledebouriella divaricata, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Scutellaria baicalensis, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Mentha arvensis, Cordyceps cicadae. We examined the immunological effect of SCT in vitro. We studied about the effect of SCT on Th cells' differentiation. In the case of CD4 T cells under neutral condition where there was only rIL-2 stimulus, SCT inhibited IFN-γ secretion by 70-80 %. Likewise, SCT also inhibited the IL-4 secretion of neutral Th cells by 85-90 %. We also experimented with the polarized Th1 cells/ Th2 cells and their production of IFN-γ and IL-4, respectively. There also were inhibitory effects on the polarized cells like there was on neutral cells, they were not as strong on the polarized cells. Under Th1 polarized condition, SCT acted dose-dependently, while in Th2 cells, the IL-4 production was inversely proportional to the doses of SCT. From the current study, it can be concluded that SCT exerts inhibitory effects on cytokine production without interfering with immune cells' activity. The result that SCT inhibits IFN-γ and IL-4 confirms that it does have a effect on immunomodulation.

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