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 7

Effect of maoto extract on the influenza virus-bound antibody titers in uninfected mice. Uninfected A/J mice were administered orally with water or maoto extract for 48 hours. The influenza virus-bound IgG₁ antibody titers in serum (a) and the influenza virus-bound IgM antibody titer in BALF (b) and serum (c) were determined with ELISA. Values represent mean ± S.E. (𝑛=3–9).

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