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 6
Effect of maoto extract on the total 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 (0.5 g/kg/day) from 4 to 52 hours postinfection. The total IgA antibody titer in BALF (a) and NLF (b), the total IgG1 antibody titer in serum (c), and the total IgM antibody titer in NLF (d) were determined at 52 hours postinfection with ELISA. Values represent mean ± S.E. ().
