熊果酸免疫调节作用的初步研究

目的观察熊果酸(UA)对正常小鼠及免疫抑制小鼠的免疫调节作用。方法用MTT染色法检测淋巴细胞转化功能,用溶血分光光度法检测抗体形成细胞功能,用巨噬细胞吞噬实验检测非特异免疫功能,用ELISA方法检测小鼠血清中Th1型细胞因子白介素-2(IL-2)和Th2型细胞因子白介素-6(IL-6)质量浓度的变化。结果UA对于正常小鼠的细胞免疫功能为小剂量促进,大剂量抑制,对体液免疫功能表现出剂量依赖性抑制作用。对于免疫抑制的小鼠,UA可以全面改善免疫功能,各个剂量组与对照组相比均有显著性差异(P<0.05),其中以中剂量组效果最为显著。结论UA具有免疫调节作用,对于正常的机体表现出使免疫功能向Th1漂移的特点。UA能够显著增强环磷酰胺致免疫低下小鼠的免疫功能。

Primary study on immunomodulatory effect of ursolic acid in mice

Objective To confirm the immunomodulatory effect of ursolic acid on normal and immunosuppressive mice caused by cyclophosphamide.Methods We assayed the function of T lymphocyte transformation with MTT test,examined the function of B lymphocyte with hemolysis spectrophotography,determined the function of non-specific immunity with phagocytosis of macrophages,and measured the content changes of Th_(1) cytokine IL-2 and Th_(2) cytokine IL-6 in serum with ELISA.Results Ursolic acid had a suppressant effect on the function of humoral immunity and enhanced cell-mediated immune response at the low dosage but presented opposite effect at the high dosage in normal mice.Ursolic acid significantly improved immune function on immunosuppressive mice caused by cyclophosphamide(P<0.05).When the drug was administer at a dosage of 50mg/kg,the effect was more remarkable than the other two dosages.Conclusion Ursolic acid has an immunomodulatory effect and is inclinable to Th_(1) shift on normal mice.Ursolic acid significantly improves immune function on immunosuppressive mice caused by cyclophosphamide.