Preliminary Study on Unreliability of Lymphocyte Stimulating Test for Kampo Medicine
10.3937/kampomed.51.1093
- VernacularTitle:漢方薬に対するリンパ球幼若化試験の信頼性に関する予備的研究
- Author:
Naoki MANTANI
;
Harumi MATSUDA
;
Eiichi TAHARA
;
Shinya SAKAI
;
Toshiaki KOGURE
;
Hirozo GOTO
;
Naotoshi SHIBAHARA
;
Toshiaki KITA
;
Takahiro SHINTANI
;
Yutaka SHIMADA
;
Takashi ITO
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lymphocyte stimulating test;
false-positive;
Kampo medicine;
side effect
- From:Kampo Medicine
2001;51(5):1093-1099
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We performed a preliminary study of the reliability of the lymphocyte stimulating test (LST) for Kampo medicine. LST for three kinds of Kampo medicines was performed in both a Kampo-administrated group and a non-administrated group. LST for each of the medicines was negative for seven of eight subjects in the non-administrated group, but was negative for four of 11 subjects in the Kampo-administrated group. The LST-positive participants had no allergic state, and some among them were negative in challenge test. This preliminary study suggests that LST for Kampo medicine is likely to be false-positive.
