Hochuekkito (TJ-41), a Kampo Formula, Ameliorates Cachexia Induced by Colon 26 Adenocarcinoma in Mice
Figure 3
Effect of hochuekkito on serum IL-6 level in colon 26/clone 20 adenocarcinoma-bearing mice. Tumor cells (1 × 106) were implanted s.c. into mice on day 0, and hochuekkito was administered orally to mice for consecutive 15 days. The serum was collected at the time of killing and measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using an IL-6 mouse ELISA kit. Number of serum samples is 7 for each group. Statistical significance was evaluated with Tukey’s HSD after the one-way ANOVA. *Significantly different from the group of tumor (+), hochuekkito (−); .
