[Comparative study on substituting hedyseri radix for astragali radix in serum containing yiqiyangxue prescription on aged mice spleen lymphocyte proliferation and anti-oxidant effect].
OBJECTIVE
By substituting Hedyseri Radix for Astragali Radix in Yiqiyangxue prescription, to compare the effects of both serum containing medicine on aged mice spleen lymphocyte proliferation and anti-oxidant effect.


METHODS
After using the same dose of Hedyseri Radix to replace Astragali Radix in Yiqiyangxue prescription, the best concentration of serum containing medicine,the best incubation time and the effects of ConA-induced spleen lymphocyte proliferation were determined by MTY method. Use reagent kits to detect the activity of SOD, MDA and ROS levels in aged mice spleen lymphocytes and IL-2 level in culture supernatant fluid of spleen lymphocytes.


RESULTS
Both serum containing medicine can enhance the proliferation of aged mice spleen lymphocytes. The best concentration of serum containing medicine was 40% and the incubation time was 72 h. The serum containing Yiqiyangxue of Hedyseri Radix prescription acted more effective than that of Astragali Radix on the enhancement of proliferation. Both serum containing medicine showed similar effects on increasing SOD activity, IL-2 level and decreasing MDA and ROS level. Moreover,serum of Hedyseri Radix was superior in the enhancement of proliferation, IL-2 and the reduction of ROS level.


CONCLUSIONS
Both serum containing medicine of Hedyseri Radix and Astragali Radix generate the same effect of anti-aging and enhancement of proliferation.
Guang
G
Yang
Wei-Dong
WD
Cheng
Li-Feng
LF
Zhang
Wen-Ting
WT
Xing
Yi-Yan
YY
Zhou
Xiao-Fen
XF
Sun
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027883:Astragalus Plant / Q000737:chemistry*; D027885:Astragalus propinquus; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007376:Interleukin-2; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects*
D000975:Antioxidants; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007376:Interleukin-2; C027492:Huang Qi