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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

LangChuangHeJi decoction ameliorates lupus via preventing accumulation of CD138+ T cells in MRL/lpr mice.

Tianhong Xie, Xin Liu, Huiqiang Liu, Xuyang Han, Jingxia Zhao, Dongmei Zhou, Yan Wang, Hongkai Zhang, Ping Wang, Ping Li

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tianhong XieBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Beijing 100010, China.
Xin LiuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Beijing 100010, China.
Huiqiang LiuDepartment of Pathology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University Beijing 100010, China.
Xuyang HanBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Beijing 100010, China.
Jingxia ZhaoBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Beijing 100010, China.
Dongmei ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University Beijing 100010, China.
Yan WangBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Beijing 100010, China.
Hongkai ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University Beijing 100010, China.
Ping WangDepartment of Dermatology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University Beijing 100010, China.
Ping LiBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Beijing 100010, China.
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

LangChuangHeJi (LCHJ) decoction has been used as a supplementary therapy to reduce the dose of prednisone and improve the therapeutic effects in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) maintenance. We aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms of the therapeutic effects of LCHJ. Spleen and lymph node weight, renal tissue histology, anti-dsDNA and anti-nuclear antibody levels in serum, and urinary protein levels were measured to evaluate the therapeutic effects. We further measured serum levels of multiple cytokines and antibody subsets, and performed flow cytometry analysis to observe effects of LCHJ on the frequency and activation of T cells and T cell subsets, as well as accumulation of plasma cells in splenocytes of MRL/lpr mice. LCHJ exhibited significant therapeutic effects on MRL/lpr mice. LCHJ significantly controlled the in vivo inflammation and dramatically prevented the accumulation of DN T and plasma cells in MRL/lpr mice. Moreover, LCHJ significantly suppressed the accumulation of CD138+ T cells in MRL/lpr mice, which led to the decreased production of the anti-dsDNA antibody in vivo. LCHJ significantly decreased CD4+CD138+ T cells originated from CD4+CD138- T cells, which subsequently prevented the accumulation of CD138+ T cells in MRL/lpr mice. Our results indicated that LCHJ alleviated renal injuries and prevented the enlargement of the spleen and lymph nodes by suppressing DN T cell accumulation, and reduced anti-dsDNA antibody secretion by preventing the accumulation of CD138+ T cells.

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CD138+ T cellsdecoctionDN T cellsinflammationsystemic lupus erythematosusT cells

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PMID34956465
PMCPMC8661245
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