• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.145-155
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• 2002

Objectives : Korean traditional medicinal herbs and some formulas have been used to improve the function of the hematopoietic system. The present research is to examine the effect of DanSamSaMul- Tang(DSSMT) as a biological response modifier related to hemato-potentiating function using bone marrow cell as a testing system. Methods : Mice with leukopenia and thrombocytopenia induced by CTX were treated with DSSMT Extracts. Then we observed cytokines mRNA expression level, the number of CFU-GEMM and BFU-E, and the expression of TPO and SCF in bone marrow cells of mice. Results : In the DSSMT group, the gene expressions of hematopoietic cytokines were increased significantly and the number of CFU-GEMM and BFU-E of this group was significantly increased compared to the group treated only with EPO and IL-3. The expressions of TPO and SCF in the group treated with DSSMT were higher than those of the control group. Conclusions : We showed that DSSMT has a good effect on the hematopoietic system. This could also be used as important research data for Korean oriental medicine about hemato-potentiating.