Effect of Astragalus Membranaceus on T Lymphocyte Mediated Immunity in Mice with Coxsackie B3 Viral Myocarditis
Abstract: Effect of Astragalus Membranaceus(AM) in lymphocyte subsets in an animal model of viral myocarditis were investigated by antigen specific cytotoxicity assay, The percentage of Thyl+cell in the peripheral blood and spleen was significantly higher in AM treated mice than in normal saline(NS) treated mice on 7th, 9th, 14th day(P<0.05) after Coxsackie B3 viral(CB 3V) inoculation, while it was statistically lower in myocardium in AM treated mice on 14th day after infection The percentage of L3T4+cell was mark...