title: Effects of ginseng root saponins and ginsenoside Rb1 on immunity in cold water swim stress mice and rats.
abstract: The proliferation of splenic lymphocytes, the humoral immune response to sheep red blood cells, and the phagocytotic function of intraperitoneal macrophages were all suppressed by cold water (4 degrees C) swim stress (CWSS) for 5 min in rats and for 3 min in mice. Meanwhile, the levels of serum corticosterone increased. Ginseng root saponins 100 mg.kg-1 or ginsenoside Rb1 10 mg.kg-1 ip or ig completely antagonized the immunosuppression induced by CWSS, and inhibited the increase of serum corticosterone in CWSS rats, but increased the level of serum corticosterone further in CWSS mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang College of Pharmacy, China.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: W X
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood; D036145:Ginsenosides; D007101:Immersion; D007109:Immunity; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D005894:Panax; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012503:Saponins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D036145:Ginsenosides; D012503:Saponins; D003345:Corticosterone