title: Dietary effect of Antrodia Camphorate extracts on immune responses in WEHI-3 leukemia BALB/c mice.
abstract: Antrodia camphorata has been recognized to be a traditional Chinese medicine for abdominal pain, diarrhea, and to protect against hepatitis virus infection. Several ingredients derived from A. camphorata possess various pharmacological and biological activities such as antioxidant and anticancer. In this study, its ability to promote immune responses and to exhibited antileukemia activity in WEHI-3 leukemia BALB/c mice were investigated. The results indicated A. camphorata significantly prolonged the survival rate and prevented the body weight loss in leukemia mice. Four mg/kg of A. camphorata treatment significantly decreased the weight of the spleen. Both doses (2 and 4 mg/kg) of A. camphorata did not affect Mac-3 marker in leukocytes. However, the 4 mg/kg of A. camphorata decreased the levels of CD11b and both doses of treatment increased CD3 and CD19. With lipopolysaccharide stimulation, the 4 mg/kg of A. camphorata promoted the significant proliferation of leukocytes; but with concanavalin A stimulation, both doses promoted the significant proliferation of leukocytes. YAC-1 target cells were killed by NK cells from the mice after treatment with A. camphorata at 4 mg/kg in target cells at a ratio of 50:1. The percentage of macrophages with phagocyted at A. camphorata treatment increased, and these effects were in dose-dependent manners.
authors.affiliation: Hung-Kuang University, Sha Lu, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shuw-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lee-Yan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Sheen
authors.forename: Been-Huang
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Jai-Sing
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jih-Hung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yung-Hsien
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yuan-Man
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Jo-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Chi-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Chang-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jing-Gung
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055491:Antrodia; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004032:Diet; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D015996:Survival Rate