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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2011

Gingyo-san enhances immunity and potentiates infectious bursal disease vaccination.

Che-Ming Hung, Chia-Chou Yeh, Kowit-Yu Chong, Hsiao-Ling Chen, Jiun-Yu Chen, Shung-Te Kao, Chih-Ching Yen, Ming-Hsien Yeh, Maw-Sun Lin, Chuan-Mu Chen

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Che-Ming HungAnimal Industry Division, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Tainan 712, Taiwan.
Chia-Chou Yeh
Kowit-Yu Chong
Hsiao-Ling Chen
Jiun-Yu Chen
Shung-Te Kao
Chih-Ching Yen
Ming-Hsien Yeh
Maw-Sun Lin
Chuan-Mu Chen
National Chung Hsing University · TWBuddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TWChina Medical University · TWChina Medical University Hospital · TWCouncil of Agriculture · TWDayeh University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of Gingyo-san (GGS), a traditional Chinese medical formula, on peripheral lymphocyte proliferation and serum antibody titers in chickens vaccinated against the infectious bursal disease (IBD) virus. Treatment groups were fed one of three doses of GGS in their diet (0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0%, w/w), and the IBD vaccine was administered at 1 and 3 weeks of age. At Weeks 8, 12 and 16, changes in serum IBD antibody titers were measured via the micro-method and T cell proliferation. In gene expression experiments, GGS-treated peripheral T lymphocytes were stimulated with concanavalin A (ConA) for 24 h. The mRNA expression of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-12 (IL-12) was determined using a semi-quantitative RT-PCR assay. The results showed that a low dose of GGS could significantly raise the antibody titers. Medium and high doses of GGS enhanced IL-2 and IFN-γ production. GGS altered the expression of IL-4 and IL-12 in T lymphocytes. CD4(+) T lymphocyte development was also skewed towards the Th1 phenotype. GGS enhanced cell-mediated immunity and augmented the effects of IBD vaccination in strengthening subsequent anti-viral responses.

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