Research progress of tonic Chinese medicine on the immune system

Jing-jing LI,Fei-yan ZHANG,Ying ZHOU,Xiao-yu XU

（1.College of Pharmaceutical Sciences&Chinese Medicine,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715,China;2.Chongqing Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening from Traditional Chinese Medicine,Chongqing 400715,China;3.Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica-the Key Discipline Constructed by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Chongqing 400715,China）

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Research progress of tonic Chinese medicine on the immune system

Jing-jing LI1,2,3,Fei-yan ZHANG1,2,3,Ying ZHOU1,2,3,Xiao-yu XU1,2,3

（1.College of Pharmaceutical Sciences&Chinese Medicine,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715,China;2.Chongqing Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening from Traditional Chinese Medicine,Chongqing 400715,China;3.Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica-the Key Discipline Constructed by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Chongqing 400715,China）

The immune system as an important defense system of the body,bear the resistance to foreign pathogens invasion,removal of foreign heterogeneity,and protect the body′s safety.Modern research shows that tonic Chinese medicine,including single herband compound formula,has the function of improving immune organ index,enhancing immune cellfunction and affecting the immune molecule production and secretion.This article will review the effects of traditional Chinese medicine on immune organs,immune cells and immune molecules,and provide reference for the clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine.

immune;tonic medicine;immune organs;immune cells;immune molecules

The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81473549);National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund Project(31402237);National″major New Drug Creation″Major Science and Technology Projects(2014ZX09304-306-04);and Ministry of Education of the Central University Basic Scientific Research Business Fee(XDJK2015D016)

Xiao-yu XU,Tel:（023）68250765,E-mail:xuxiaoyu@swu.edu.cn