[Immunological and hematopoietic effect of Codonopsis pilosula on cancer patients during radiotherapy].
Codonopsis pilosula was used as an adjuvant in 76 cancer patients during radiotherapy and its protective effect on hematopoietic and immunologic function was studied.


RESULTS
(1) No influence on Hb and WBC of the patients with radiotherapy. (2) It could reduce the immunosuppressive effect of radiotherapy on delayed hypersensitive reaction, the lymphocyte response to PHA and IL-2. (3) No difference between treated and control groups in most humoral immune indices such as IgG, IgA and C3, but had slight increase in IgM in treated patients, while significant decrease in control.
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Shanxi Tumour Institute, Taiyuan.
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D000368:Aged; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007075:Immunoglobulin M