Research Article

The Therapeutic Effects of the Chinese Herbal Medicine, Lang Chuang Fang Granule, on Lupus-Prone MRL/lpr Mice

Table 2

The effects of LCF granule on CD3+, CD8+, and CD54+ expression on the surface of peripheral blood lymphocytes in MRL/lpr mice.

GroupsCD3+ (%)CD8+ (%)CD54+ (%)

MRL/lpr11.231 4.2527.417 3.73026.668 7.310
HCQ15.204 8.57612.196 8.63116.930 4.870
LCP7.669 3.2184.684 1.94123.615 8.555
LCF Low6.424 3.3573.052 1.87428.787 10.069
LCF Medium8.468 2.7966.407 2.15825.519 5.828
LCF High8.320 4.9325.054 3.52326.453 6.459

MRL/lpr: lupus model group; HCQ: hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablet group; LCP: Langchuang Pill group; LCF Low: low dose of LCF granule group (0.97 g/kg/d); LCF Medium: medium dose of LCF granule group (1.95 g/kg/d); LCF High: high dose of LCF granule group (3.90 g/kg/d). Data are expressed as means SDs, . P < 0.05 versus MRL/lpr.