[Effects of cordyceps sinensis alcohol extractive on serum interferon-gamma level and splenic T lymphocyte subset in mice with viral myocarditis].

Aim: To investigate the effects of early application of cordyceps sinensis alcohol extractive (CSAE) on myocardial injury, level of serum IFN-gamma and splenic T lymphocyte subset in murine viral myocarditis (VMC).

Methods: 100 male BALB/c mice were divided randomly into control group (CG), infectious group (IG) and CSAE therapy group (CTG). Mice in IG and CTG were infected with Coxsackie virus B3 (CVB3).

[Effects of captopril on myocardial energy metabolism in mice with viral myocarditis].

Objective: To explore the changes of myocardial energy production in mice with viral myocarditis, and to observe the interventional effects of captopril.

Methods: The male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into three groups: coxsackie B3 virus (CVB3) infection group (infection group), CVB3 infection group with captopril treatment (treatment group) and control group. The morphology, membrane phospholipid, as well as activities of cytochrome oxidase (CCO) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) of myocardial mitochondria were studied by using transmission electron microscope, morphometry and enzyme cytochemical method respectively.