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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2005.34.2.167

In vitro and Ex vivo Supplementation of Houttuynia cordata Extract and Immunomodulating Effect in Mice  

Kim, Jin (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과, 한남대학교 식품영양학과)
Ryu, Hye-Sook (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과, 숭의여자대학 식품영양과)
Shin, Jung-Hee (중부대학교 식품영양학과)
Kim, Hyun-Sook (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.34, no.2, 2005 , pp. 167-175 More about this Journal
Abstract
Houttuynia cordata THNUB (He; Uh-Sung-Cho) is a medicinal plant which has been widely used as a component of blood-building decoctions. This study was performed to investigate the immunomodulative effect of He in mice. In vitro experiment, the mice splenocytes proliferation and three kinds of cytokines (IL-1$\beta$, IL-6, TNF- $\alpha$) production by mice peritoneal macrophages cultured with six (methanol, hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, butanol and water) fractions of He were used to indicate the immunomodulative effect. Ex vivo experiment, the different concentrations of He water extract was orally administrated every other day for two weeks. The production of cytokines IL-1$\beta$, IL-6, TNF- $\alpha$) secreted by activated macrophages and the mice splenocytes proliferation were used as an index for the immunocompetence. The supplementation of all six fractions of He enhanced the splenocytes proliferation at the level of 6.58$\pm$1.23∼47.82$\pm$5.48 compared to that of control in the range of 1∼50 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL. IL-1$\beta$ production was significantly increased with the supplementation of chloroform and water extract of He. Higher level of IL-6 production was detected by the supplementation of ethylacetate, butanol and water extract. TNF - $\alpha$ production was enhanced by the supplementation of all six fractions of He. From the ex vivo study, the highest proliferation of splenocytes was seen from the mice orally administrated with the He water extract at the concentration of 500 mg/kg bw In case of cytokines production, IL-1$\beta$, IL-6, and TNF- $\alpha$ release by activated peritoneal macrophages were augmented by the oral administration of He water extract. These results indicated that He may enhance the immune function by regulating the splenocytes proliferation and cytokines production capacity in mice.
Keywords
splenocytes proliferation; macrophage; cytokine; immunomodulative effect;
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