title: Angelica sinensis modulates immunohematopoietic response and increases survival of mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes.
abstract: The effects of a dry extract of the roots of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels (ASE) on the growth and differentiation of granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells (CFU-GM) in normal and Listeria monocytogenes-infected mice were studied. Myelosuppression concomitant with increased numbers of spleen CFU-GM was observed in infected mice. Prophylactic administration of ASE (10, 25, and 50 mg/kg) stimulated marrow myelopoiesis in a dose-dependent manner and reduced spleen colony formation to control values. The dose of 50 mg/kg ASE was the optimal biologically active dose in infected mice, and this dose schedule significantly increased survival of mice infected with a lethal dose of L. monocytogenes, with survival rate up to 30%. Investigation of the production of colony-stimulating factors revealed a dose-dependent increased colony-stimulating activity in the serum of infected mice, with higher response produced by the 50 mg/kg dose. Notably, no effects were observed with the 100 mg/kg dose, compared with infected nontreated controls. Further studies to investigate the production of factors such as inteferon-γ and tumor necrosis factor-α demonstrated increased levels of both cytokines in mice infected with L. monocytogenes and treated with 50 mg/kg ASE. We propose that ASE indirectly modulates immune activity and probably disengages Listeria-induced suppression of these responses by inducing a higher reserve of myeloid progenitors in the bone marrow in consequence of biologically active cytokine release (colony-stimulating factors, interferon-γ, and tumor necrosis factor-α).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology/Hemocenter, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. mlsq@fcm.unicamp.br
authors.forename: Mary L S
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.forename: Cristiane Okuda
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Torello
authors.forename: Anderson T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Constantino
authors.forename: Aline Lisie
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Julia de Souza
authors.initials: Jde S
authors.lastname: Queiroz
mesh_terms: D029971:Angelica sinensis; D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000097:blood; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055014:Granulocyte-Macrophage Progenitor Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D056747:Immunomodulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D038042:Myelopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology*; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma; C044613:angelicae sinensis extract