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

Table 3

The effects of LCF granule on anti-dsDNA autoantibody production and CH50 levels.

Groups	anti-dsDNA autoantibody (IU/mL)	CH50 (U/L)	IgE (ng/mL)
MRL/lpr	1216.610 584.472	13.406 3.776	39.269 18.005
HCQ	484.913 115.394	16.700 4.582	33.284 16.444
LCP	719.336 229.275	17.484 3.965	37.815 10.451
LCF Low	809.469 211.999	17.212 4.339	35.518 17.325
LCF Medium	879.090 366.697	17.040 4.107	34.761 17.893
LCF High	696.713 127.242	16.971 3.905	32.982 15.000

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, P < 0.01 versus MRL/lpr.