[Study on role of Chengqi Shengxue prescription in anti-tumor and immunoregulation].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the role of Chengqi Shengxue prescription in anti-tumor and immunoregulation and to evaluate its effect on apoptosis and T lymphocyte subsets of tumor-bearing mice.


METHODS
S180 ascites tumor and Lewis lung carcinoma tumor-bearing mice were used in the screening. Then 55 mice were treated randomly with the model, cyclophosphamide (30 mg x kg(-1)), or three different dosages of Chengqi Shengxue prescription (2. 4, 1.2, 0.6 g x kg(-1). After the treatment apoptosis of tumor cell and peripheral T lymphocyte subsets of tumor-bearing mice was analyzed by flow cytometry.


RESULTS
Lewis lung carcinoma was a nsitive tumor cell line to Chengqi Shengxue prescription. Compared with the model group, significantly increased apoptosis was observed after administration of high and medium dose of Chengqi Shengxue prescription (P < 0. 05) by PI staining. Increased early apoptosis in cancer cells was observed in all experimental doses of Chengqi Shengxue prescription by Annexin V and PI double staining (P < 0.01) . The analysis of T lymphocyte subsets showed that the percentage of CD3, CD4 and CD4/CD8 ratio decreased significantly in model group when compared with the normal ones (P < 0.01), while no change was observed in CD8. In administration groups, CD3, CD4 and CD8 were significantly lower than normal ones (P < 0.01) , but CD4/CD8 ratio did not change significantly.


CONCLUSIONS
Chengqi Shengxue prescription has selectively inhibitive effect on the growth of mouse Lewis lung carcinoma and takes an antitransfer role. Its anti-tumor effect may be owing to inducing tumor cell apoptosis. Chengqi Shengxue prescription improves cellular immune function through enhancing CD4/CD8 ratio.
Dept. of Human Functions, School of Preclinical Medicine in the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Bing-Hua
BH
Tang
Wei
W
Cui
Ji-Feng
JF
Wang
Mei-Hua
MH
Yan
Jin
J
Li
D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002286:Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy; D018827:Carcinoma, Lewis Lung / Q000188:drug therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal