by Kok Dick Shun, Louis. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references. / Acknowledgements --- p.I / Table of Contents --- p.II / Abbreviations --- p.V / Aim and Scope of This Dissertation --- p.IX / Abstract --- p.X / Chapter Chapter One： --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- An Overview of the Immune System --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Innate Immunity --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Adaptive Immunity --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- Humoral antibody immune response --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- Cell- mediated immune response --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2 --- Immunomodulation --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- An overview of the Host-mediated response against tumours --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- T and B lymphocytes --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- M acrophages --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Natural killer cells --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Lymphokines-activated killer cells --- p.20 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes --- p.22 / Chapter 1.3.6 --- Cytokines --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4 --- Carbohydrates as Potential Immunostimulating agents --- p.33 / Chapter 1.5 --- General Properties of Bupleuri radix (B.R.) --- p.35 / Chapter Chapter Two： --- Materials and Methods --- p.36 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.37 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Animals --- p.37 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Bupleuri radix --- p.37 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- "Buffers, culture media and chemicals" --- p.37 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Cell lines --- p.48 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methods --- p.49 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Extraction and fractionation of Bupleuri radix --- p.49 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Purification of Bupleuri radix --- p.54 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Characterization of Bupleuri radix --- p.55 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- In vivo Drug Treatment --- p.59 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Isolation and preparation of cells --- p.59 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Assays for the immunomodulatory activities of Bupleuri radix --- p.62 / Chapter 2.2.7 --- Assays for the immunorestorative properties of Bupleuri radix --- p.74 / Chapter 2.2.8 --- Assays for the anti-tumour activities of Bupleuri radix --- p.75 / Chapter 2.2.9 --- Statistical analysis --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter Three： --- "Fractionation, Purification and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Bupleuri radix" --- p.84 / Chapter 3.1 --- Results / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Extraction and Fractionation of Bupleuri radix --- p.85 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Purification of Bupleuri radix --- p.85 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Carbohydrate and Protein Contents of B.R. Fractions --- p.87 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Lack of cytotoxicity of Bupleuri radix to Mouse Splenocytes --- p.91 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- LC50 of B.R. Fractions determined by Brine Shrimp Bioassay --- p.91 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Heat stability of B.R. Fractions --- p.93 / Chapter 3.1.7 --- "Uronic Acid Content of BRIai, BRIaii, BRIbi and BRIbii" --- p.93 / Chapter 3.2 --- Discussion --- p.93 / Chapter Chapter Four： --- The Immunomodulatory Activities of Bupleuri radix --- p.96 / Chapter 4.1 --- Results / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Effect of Bupleuri radix on the Specific and Nonspecific Immunity --- p.97 / Chapter 4.1.1.1 --- Mitogenic effect of B.R. Fractions on Murine Splenocytes in vitro --- p.97 / Chapter 4.1.1.2 --- Mitogenic effect of B.R. Fractions on Murine Splenocytes ex vivo --- p.97 / Chapter 4.1.1.3 --- In vitro Mitogenic effect of B.R. Fractions treated with Periodate --- p.103 / Chapter 4.1.1.4 --- In vitro Mitogenic effect of B.R. Fractions treated with Acetic Acid --- p.103 / Chapter 4.1.1.5 --- In vitro Co -mitogenic effect of B.R. Fractions with Polymyxin B Sulphate --- p.107 / Chapter 4.1.1.6 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on Lymphocyte sub-populations --- p.107 / Chapter 4.1.1.7 --- Primary Humoral Immune Response to SRBC in B.R.-treated mice --- p.107 / Chapter 4.1.1.8 --- Activity of cytotoxic T cells in B.R-treated mice --- p.111 / Chapter 4.1.1.9 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on Interleukin-1 - like Factors Production --- p.111 / Chapter 4.1.1.10 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on Interleukin-2 Production --- p.116 / Chapter 4.1.1.11 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on Interleukin-2 Receptor Expression on Murine Splenocytes --- p.116 / Chapter 4.1.1.12 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on GM-CSF Production --- p.119 / Chapter 4.1.1.13 --- Immunopotentiating effects of B.R. Fractions on Macrophages: --- p.119 / Chapter 4.1.1.13.1 --- In vivo Migration of Macrophages in B.R.-treated mice --- p.119 / Chapter 4.1.1.13.2 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on the Fc Receptor Expression on Murine Resident Peritoneal Exudate Cells --- p.123 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Immunorestorative Properties of Bupleuri radix --- p.123 / Chapter 4.1.2.1 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on Lymphocyte Blastogenesis in Aged Mice --- p.123 / Chapter 4.1.2.2 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on Lymphocyte Blastogenesis in Tumour-bearing Mice --- p.125 / Chapter 4.2 --- Discussion --- p.125 / Chapter Chapter Five： --- The Anti-tumour Activities of Bupleuri radix --- p.132 / Chapter 5.1 --- Results / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Cytostatic Effect of B.R. Fractions on Murine Tumour Cell Lines in vitro --- p.133 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on the Growth of Tumour Ceils in vivo --- p.133 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on the Survival of EAT-bearing mice --- p.140 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Ex vivo Induction of Natural Killer Cell Activity by B.R. Fractions --- p.146 / Chapter 5.1.5 --- In vitro Induction of Lymphokine-activated Killer Cell Activity by B.R Fractions --- p.149 / Chapter 5.1.6 --- In vivo Induction of Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes by B.R. Fractions --- p.149 / Chapter 5.1.7 --- In vitro Induction of Macrophage-mediated Cytostatic Effect on Tumour Cells by B.R. Fractions --- p.151 / Chapter 5.1.8 --- In vitro Induction of Macrophage-mediated Cytostatic Eifect on Tumour Cells by B.R. Fractions --- p.153 / Chapter 5.1.9 --- Effect of B.R. Fractions on γ-interferon Production in vitro --- p.156 / Chapter 5.2 --- Discussion --- p.156 / Chapter Chapter Six： --- "General Discussion, Conclusion and Future Prospects" --- p.164 / Bibliography --- p.i
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_319152 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Contributors | Kok, Dick Shun Louis., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, [178] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
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