1. Immunostimulatory Effect of Zanthoxylum schinifolium-Based Complex Oil Prepared by Supercritical Fluid Extraction in Splenocytes and Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppressed Rats.
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Lee, Hak Yong, Park, Young Mi, Lee, Yang Hee, Kang, Yang Gyu, Lee, Hyang Man, Park, Deuk Seon, Yang, Hye Jeong, Kim, Min Jung, and Lee, Young-Rae
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VEGETABLE oil analysis ,ANIMAL experimentation ,CHROMATOGRAPHIC analysis ,CYTOKINES ,GENE expression ,IMMUNE system ,IMMUNOSUPPRESSION ,KILLER cells ,NATURAL immunity ,ORAL drug administration ,RATS ,SEEDS ,SPLEEN ,VEGETABLE oils ,PLANT extracts ,CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE ,CELL survival ,IN vitro studies ,IN vivo studies - Abstract
Complex oil of Zanthoxylum schinifolium and Perilla frutescens seed (ZPCO) is used as a traditional medicine due to its pharmacological activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunostimulatory effect of ZPCO in isolated splenocytes as well as in an immunosuppressed rat model, which was generated via oral administration of cyclophosphamide. Notably, our results showed that ZPCO exerted an immunity-enhancing effect both in vitro and in vivo. Specifically, ZPCO treatment enhanced the viability and inflammatory cytokine production of splenocytes and NK cell activity in vitro. Moreover, this product improved host defense under immunosuppressive conditions by increasing the number of immune cells and promoting the expression of cytokines involved in immune responses. Our results suggest that complex oil including Z. schinifolium should be explored as a novel immunostimulatory agent that could potentially be used for therapeutic purposes or as an ingredient in functional foods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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