Table 3.

Danshen effects on the numbers of peripheral blood leukocyte subpopulations before and after LM infection.

Danshen (% of daily diet)	Neutrophils (cells/μL)			Monocytes (cells/μL)			Lymphocytes (cells/μL)			NK cells (cells/μL)
	Preinfection	Postinfection	P  value	Preinfection	Postinfection	P  value	Preinfection	Postinfection	P  value	Preinfection	Postinfection	P  value
0	2747 ± 279	2038 ± 908	ns	717 ± 146	885 ± 371	ns	4865 ± 694	1258 ± 523	0.018	193 ± 32	214 ± 57	ns
0.5	1903 ± 147	2928 ± 1462	ns	798 ± 95	1213 ± 425	ns	4509 ± 594	1841 ± 508	0.014	136 ± 26	653 ± 118	0.029
1	3022 ± 890	2128 ± 399	ns	912 ± 134	1051 ± 134	ns	4848 ± 737	1242 ± 246	0.004	219 ± 82	543 ± 191	ns
2	2749 ± 1344	2414 ± 247	ns	484 ± 71	1220 ± 253	0.012	3419 ± 518	1890 ± 460	ns	104 ± 22	321 ± 70	0.006

After ingesting 0–2% Danshen for 70 days, peripheral blood was collected before and after LM infection. The sample was prepared in a TruCOUNT tube and analyzed by flow cytometry. The absolute number of neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes, and NK cells was calculated based on four to nine mice from 2–4 separated experiments. Data are presented as mean ± SEM.