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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
The alterations of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets were sequentially analyzed in patients with recurrent fetal wastage who were treated with the Chinese herbal medicine, Sairei-to (Chan ling-Tan) for positive antiphospholipid antibodies to analyze the underlying mechanisms of the therapy. The titer of antiphospholipid antibodies was significantly decreased by administration of Sairei-to at one and two months after commencement of treatment and in the newly pregnant state compared with that before administration. The percentage of CD19-positive cells significantly decreased at two months after commencement of Sairei-to treatment and at the newly pregnant state compared with that before administration in successful pregnancies. The percentage of CD4-positive cells significantly increased two months after commencement of Sairei-to treatment compared with that before administration in both successful pregnancies and total cases. The CD4/CD8 ratio was increased significantly after two months administration of Sairei-to in both successful pregnancies and total cases. Thus, it is suggested that the administration of Sairei-to might induce the predominance of CD4-positive cells in parallel with the suppression of antiphospholipid antibodies. Moreover, the suppression of CD19-positive cells (B cells) was induced by administration of Sairei-to which might be involved in successful continuation of pregnancy in the patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-5577
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
385-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Alterations of lymphocyte subsets in patients with recurrent fetal wastage positive for antiphospholipid antibodies treated with Chinese herbal medicine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article