The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 297-306 , February 2009

Efficacy and mechanisms of action of traditional Chinese medicines for treating asthma and allergy

  • Xiu-Min Li, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Xiu-Min Li, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Pediatrics Box 1198, New York, NY 10029.
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  • LaVerne Brown, PhD

Received 3 November 2008 ,Revised 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 19 December 2008.

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    Effect of 4 weeks of treatment with ASHMI or prednisone on serum cytokine levels. All blood samples were drawn between before treatment and 48 hours after treatment. Serum IL-5 (A) and IFN-γ (B) were

    Effect of 4 weeks of treatment with ASHMI or prednisone on serum cytokine levels. All blood samples were drawn between before treatment and 48 hours after treatment. Serum IL-5 (A) and IFN-γ (B) were determined by ELISA. ∗∗∗P < .001. Modified from Li XM. Traditional Chinese herbal remedies for asthma and food allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;120:25-3165 with permission.

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    Effect of 4 weeks of treatment with ASHMI or prednisone on serum cortisol levels. All blood samples were drawn between 7:30 and 8:30 AM before treatment and 48 hours after treatment. Serum cortisol le

    Effect of 4 weeks of treatment with ASHMI or prednisone on serum cortisol levels. All blood samples were drawn between 7:30 and 8:30 AM before treatment and 48 hours after treatment. Serum cortisol levels were determined by RIA. Data are means ± SDs. ∗∗∗P < .001 (normal level of morning serum cortisol levels are 8-23 μg/dL). Modified from Li XM. Traditional Chinese herbal remedies for asthma and food allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;120:25-3165 with permission.

 (Supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.)

 Series editors: Joshua A. Boyce, MD, Fred Finkelman, MD, William T. Shearer, MD, PhD, and Donata Vercelli, MD

 Supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine grant #1P01 AT002644725-01 and #R01 AT001-14, the Food Allergy Initiative, the Rothstein family, and the Cornfield Family Foundation.

 Terms in boldface and italics are defined in the glossary on page 298.

PII: S0091-6749(08)02448-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.12.026

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 297-306 , February 2009

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