Effect of antiinflammatio No.6 on the oxidative burst of rat peritoneal macrophages
- VernacularTitle:中药抗炎6号注射液对大鼠腹腔巨噬细胞氧化爆发的影响
- Author:
Xi CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Macrophages;
Medicine, Chinese traditional
- From:
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
1986;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Antiinflammatio No. 6 (AI6) is an effective anti-infective drug composed of four traditional Chinese medicines, namely, Lonicera japonica Thunb, Taraxacum mongolican I-Iand-Mazz, Isatis tinctoria L. and Houttuynia cordata Thunb. It was demonstrated in our experiments that the drug was able to enhance the oxidative burst of rat peritoneal macrophages as shown by increased production of H_2O_2 and exaggerated reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT). It seems likely that by these means AI6 could promote the bactericidal function of macrophagcs. NBT rcduction of macrophages was examined both by spectrophotometric quantification and electromicroscopic observation.
