Table 1.

Effects of SP and AP on hind paw swelling and organ indexes of spleen and thymus.

		Spleen index	Thymus index	Hand paw swelling
CTRL		2.0 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.3
Model		1.6 ± 0.2##	1.1 ± 0.4##	0.3 ± 0.2###
SP (mg/kg)	50	1.8 ± 0.4	1.6 ± 0.4*	0.3 ± 0.1
	100	1.9 ± 0.4*	1.7 ± 0.3*	0.4 ± 0.1
	200	2.1 ± 0.5*	1.8 ± 0.4**	0.6 ± 0.3*
AP (mg/kg)	80	1.9 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.7*	0.8 ± 0.3**

Data are expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 12). CTX: cyclophosphamide. SP: S. imbricatus extracts. AP: Astragalus polysaccharides.

^##P < 0.05 versus control group.

^###P < 0.001 versus control group.

^*P < 0.05 versus CTX mice.

^**P < 0.01 versus CTX mice.