Abstract:

Objective Using serum pharmacology method to assess the optimal dose of Rhodiolasachalinensis extract(RSE)and Codonopsispilosula extract(CPE)combination as well as the effects of the combination on the immune function of mice. Methods Using the 3×3 facterial design,nine medicated serum of CPE and RSE mixture were made to assess the optimum combinational dose of CPE and RSE by detecting the T,B lymphocyte proliferation abilities and NK cell activity in vitro.Using the optimum combinational dose and reducing 2.5,5 and 10 times as high,middle and low doses of RSE+CPE groups,and the T,B lymphocyte proliferation abilities and the activity of NK cells in the mice were detected in vivo. Results The result of serum pharmacology indicates that compared with control group,the proliferation abilities of T,B lymphocytes and the activity of NK cells inducing by ConA and LPS in 200 mg·kg^-1 RSE +790 mg·kg^-1 CPE group were increased (P<0.05).The result of in vivo experiment indicated that compared with cyclophosphamide group,the spleen indexes(SI) in middle and high doses of RSE+CPE groups were significantly increased (P<0.05); compared with low dose of RSE+CPE group,the WBC number in middle dose of RSE+CPEgroup was significantly increased (P<0.05).Compared with cyclophosphamide group,the T and B cell proliferation abilities induced with ConA and LPS and killing activities of NK cells in low,middle and high doses of RSE+CPE groups and positive drug CVT-200 group were significantly increased (P<0.05).Compared with CVT-200 group,low and high doses of RSE+CPE groups,the T and B cell proliferation abilities induced with ConA and LPS and the activity of NK cells in middle dose of RSE+CPE group were significantly increased(P<0.05). Conclusion RSE and CPEmixture can enhance the immune function of mice; RES 200 mg·kg^-1 and CPE 790 mg·kg^-1 are the optimal doses.

Key words: Rhodiolasachalinensis, Codonopsispilosula, serum pharmacology, immune function