Alleviative Effects of a Kampo (a Japanese Herbal) Medicine “Maoto (Ma-Huang-Tang)” on the Early Phase of Influenza Virus Infection and Its Possible Mode of Action
Figure 5
Effect of maoto extract on the influenza virus-bound antibody titers in the upper respiratory tract influenza virus-infected mice. A/J mice were infected intranasally with mouse-adapted influenza virus A/PR/8/34 and administered orally with water or maoto extract from 4 to 52 hours postinfection. Influenza virus-bound IgM (a) and IgA (b) antibody titer in NLF, influenza virus-bound IgA antibody titer in BALF (c), and influenza virus-bound IgG1 antibody titer in serum (d) were determined at 52 hours postinfection with ELISA. Values represent mean ± S.E. ().
