[The effects of Chinese medicine herb mixture on cell-mediated immune functions and four kinds of acute-phase reaction proteins in burn patients].
OBJECTIVE
To search for immunomodulators to improve postburn immune function disorder.


METHODS
We studied the Chinese medicinal herbs. On the basis of previous data, we prepared a kind of Chinese medicinal herbal mixture and studied its effects in vivo and in vitro.


RESULTS
The mixture could restore the cell-mediated immune response such as the production of interleukin 2 and the T cell proliferative ability, and could also adjust the levels of serum acute-phase reaction proteins, i.e, haptoglobin, prealbumin, transferrin and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein.


CONCLUSIONS
The Chinese herbal mixture showed immune regulatory effects on body defence imbalance and also on acute phase reaction proteins in burn patients.
Luo
Z
Z
Burn Reseach Institute, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038.
Huang
W
W
Wang
J
J
Yu
B
B
Cui
Y
Y
Liao
Z
Z
Li
A
A
D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007376:Interleukin-2