Short-term oral administration of ginseng extract induces type-1 cytokine production.

Ginseng radix (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) is a popular herbal medicine used as a major ingredient in tonic recipes in eastern Asian countries.

Long-term oral administration of ginseng extract modulates humoral immune response and spleen cell functions.

Ginseng radix (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) is a popular herbal medicine in Oriental countries.

Intraperitoneal injection of ginseng extract enhances both immunoglobulin and cytokine production in mice.

Ginseng is one of the most widely used Chinese herbal medicines. In this report, the relatively short-term effect of ginseng extract on the immunoglobulin production and cytokine production was studied. The ginseng extract was prepared by boiling the ground ginseng root in 50% ethanol.

Identification and characterization of LDL receptor gene mutations in hyperlipidemic Chinese.

DNA screening for LDL receptor mutations was performed in 170 unrelated hyperlipidemic Chinese patients and two clinically diagnosed familial hypercholesterolemia patients. Two deletions (Del e3-5 and Del e6-8), eight point mutations (W-18X, D69N, R94H, E207K, C308Y, I402T, A410T, and A696G), and two polymorphisms (A370T and I602V) were identified. Of these mutations, C308Y and Del e6-8 were found in homozygosity, and D69N and C308Y were seen in unrelated patients.

A Chinese herbal medicine, fu-ling, regulates interleukin-10 production by murine spleen cells.

Fu-ling is one of the most widely used Chinese herbal medicines. In this study, we investigated the regulatory effect of fu-ling on interleukin-10 (IL-10) production in vivo. Mice were i.