Table 3.
Effects of concurrent application of APS and red kidney bean lectin on the spleen and thymus indices and phagocytosis of MΦ of mouse. Data represent means ± SD (n = 10).
| group | Spleen index (mg/g/bw) |
Thymus index (mg/g/bw) |
Phagocytic index α of MΦ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 4.71 ± 0.65 | 2.06 ± 0.45 | 4.06 ± 0.82 |
| Lectin control | 4.75 ± 0.90 | 2.06 ± 0.53 | 4.47 ± 1.11 |
| APS | 5.00 ± 0.80 | 2.15 ± 0.61 | 5.33 ± 1.42* |
| Low dose | 4.85 ± 0.65 | 2.19 ± 0.81 | 4.69 ± 0.93 |
| Middle dose | 5.46 ± 0.85* | 2.09 ± 0.43 | 5.42 ± 0.90** |
| High dose | 6.50 ± 1.04** | 2.28 ± 0.65 | 5.81 ± 1.38** |
APS: Astragalus Polysaccharides
Control: normal saline; Lectin group: 12.5 mg/kg/bw red kidney bean lectin; APS group: 100 mg/kg/bw APS; Low dose group: 12.5 mg/kg/bw lectin + 25 mg/kg/bw APS; Moderate dose group: 12.5 mg/kg/bw lectin + 50 mg/kg/bw APS; High dose group: 12.5 mg/kg/bw lectin + 100 mg/kg/bw APS. Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance. * P < .05, **P < .01, compared with the control group.