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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014

Observations of TCRVβ Gene Expression in Rats with Dampness Syndrome.

Yan Chen, Bao-Guo Sun, Shi-Jun Zhang, Ze-Xiong Chen, Carlini Fan Hardi, Ting Xiang

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yan ChenDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Bao-Guo SunDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Shi-Jun ZhangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Ze-Xiong ChenDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Carlini Fan HardiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Ting XiangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental dampness is one factor which can cause human diseases. The effects of exposure to humidity on human immune function are diverse and numerous. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), dampness is defined as one of the major pathogenic factors in the human body. It is divided into "external dampness" and "internal dampness." However the molecular mechanism leading to humidity-induced immunosuppression is obscure. In the present study, we investigated the expression of the T-cell antigen receptor variable β (TCRVβ) subfamilies in rats which were fed in different humid environment. And the expression levels of the TCRVβ subfamilies were detected using FQ-PCR. We found that the dampness might reduce the immunological recognition function of rats. And the obstruction of the immunological recognition function might be caused by internal dampness rather than external dampness.

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