title: [Effect of Saiboku-to, a blended Chinese traditional medicine, on Type I hypersensitivity reactions, particularly on experimentally-caused asthma].
abstract: Effect of Saiboku-to, which has been used for the therapy of bronchial asthma, on Type I hypersensitivity reactions was investigated. Forty eight-hr homologous PCA and antigen-induced histamine release in peritoneal cavities of rats passively sensitized with anti-DNP-As . IgE serum tended to be inhibited by the oral administration of Saiboku-to. On the other hand, 7-day homologous PCA in guinea pigs mediated by anti-BPO-BGG . IgE serum was significantly inhibited with 200 and 500 mg/kg of Saiboku-to given orally 2 hr prior to challenge. In experimentally caused asthma in guinea pigs, 200 mg/kg of Saiboku-to dramatically inhibited decreases in the rate and volume of respiration, and 500 mg/kg of the drug inhibited even an increase in the ratio of expiration time to inspiration time. The Schultz-Dale reaction in guinea pig tracheal muscle was significantly inhibited by the pretreatment with 10(-4) g/ml of Saiboku-to. The antigen-induced histamine release from sensitized guinea pig lung tissue was inhibited by 10(-6) to 10(-4) g/ml of Saiboku-to in a dose-dependent fashion, though the release of SRS-A was not affected. Saiboku-to did not show an antagonistic effect on allergic mediator-induced contraction in guinea pig ileum. From these results, it is considered that Saiboku-to shows an inhibitory activity on the Type I hypersensitivity reaction through the suppression of histamine release.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishiyori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koda
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D020835:Medicine, Kampo; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010323:Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; C045086:saiboku-to