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  1. Article: Effects of the Japanese herbal medicine 'Sho-saiko-to' as a cytokine inducer.

    Yamashiki, M / Nishimura, A / Sakaguchi, S / Suzuki, H / Kosaka, Y

    Environmental toxicology and pharmacology

    2011  Volume 2, Issue 4, Page(s) 301–306

    Abstract: The herbal medicine, Sho-saiko-to (TJ-9), has been widely prescribed to chronic viral liver disease ...

    Abstract The herbal medicine, Sho-saiko-to (TJ-9), has been widely prescribed to chronic viral liver disease patients in Japan. This study examined the inductions of such sytokines as interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), on some fractions of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by TJ-9 and each of its seven components. IL-1β, TNF-α, and G-CSF were highly induced by scutellaria root and glycyrrhiza root on monocytes/macrophages. By repeating the same experiments using taxol (an LPS antagonist)-treated substances, authors confirmed that these inductions were not attributable to the presence of quite low LPS in TJ-9 solution, and the cytokine inductions are the specific effect of TJ-9. Because TJ-9's macrobiotic effect in liver cirrhosis patients has been proven statistically in an etiological study, TJ-9 could be a new important therapy in chronic liver diseases.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-07-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1318302-3
    ISSN 1382-6689
    ISSN 1382-6689
    DOI 10.1016/s1382-6689(96)00061-0
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  2. Article: [A case of sho-seiryu-to-induced pneumonia with a marked increase in peripheral eosinophils].

    Suzuki, Taku / Higa, Mariko / Takahashi, Miki / Saito, Sayoko / Kikuchi, Naoshi / Yamamuro, Wataru

    Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society

    2006  Volume 44, Issue 8, Page(s) 578–582

    Abstract: ... sho-seiryu-to, a Chinese herbal preparation, for a cough and throat pain. A chest X-ray film and ... with methylprednisolone under a diagnosis of drug-induced pneumonia and the administration of sho-seiryu-to was ... clinical symptoms and laboratory data markedly improved. A lymphocyte stimulation test for sho-seiryu-to using ...

    Abstract A 25-year-old woman presented with a high temperature, cough and dyspnea three days after taking sho-seiryu-to, a Chinese herbal preparation, for a cough and throat pain. A chest X-ray film and computed tomography (CT) scan revealed diffuse infiltrative shadows in both the middle and lower lung fields. Arterial blood gas analysis showed hypoxemia (PaO2 43Torr under room air). The white cell count was 40,800/mm3, with eosinophilic cells accounting for 56.5% of the cells. The patient was treated with methylprednisolone under a diagnosis of drug-induced pneumonia and the administration of sho-seiryu-to was discontinued. Immediately after the prednisolone administration, her chest X-ray film findings, clinical symptoms and laboratory data markedly improved. A lymphocyte stimulation test for sho-seiryu-to using peripheral lymphocytes was positive. In 29 cases of herbal medicine-induced pneumonia reported in Japanese medical literature over a 10-year period, sho-saiko-to has been the predominant cause of drug-induced pneumonia. This is the second case of sho-seiryu-to-induced pneumonia.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/adverse effects ; Eosinophilia/etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Leukocyte Count ; Medicine, Kampo ; Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage ; Pneumonia/chemically induced ; Pneumonia/drug therapy ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Chemical Substances Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; sho-seiryu-to ; Methylprednisolone (X4W7ZR7023)
    Language Japanese
    Publishing date 2006-08
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Case Reports ; English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1456536-5
    ISSN 1345-9538 ; 1343-3490
    ISSN (online) 1345-9538
    ISSN 1343-3490
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  3. Article: [Five cases of pneumonitis induced by sho-saiko-to].

    Hatakeyama, S / Tachibana, A / Morita, M / Suzuki, K / Okano, H

    Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi

    1997  Volume 35, Issue 5, Page(s) 505–510

    Abstract: We report five cases of pneumonitis induced by sho-saiko-to. The patients complained of coughing (4 ... 5), dyspnea (4/5), and pyrexia (3/5). The duration of sho-saiko-to treatment ranged from 4 to 1155 ... in three cases. The results of lymphocyte stimulation tests against sho-saiko-to and its component were ...

    Abstract We report five cases of pneumonitis induced by sho-saiko-to. The patients complained of coughing (4/5), dyspnea (4/5), and pyrexia (3/5). The duration of sho-saiko-to treatment ranged from 4 to 1155 days. Abnormal laboratory findings included high levels of C-reactive protein (4/5), leucocytosis (4/5), severe hypoxemia (4/5), low vital capacity (3/5), and low diffusing capacity (5/5). Chest X-ray and CT films revealed diffuse reticulonodular or ground-glass shadows in both lung fields (4/5). Bronchoalveolar lavage was done in three cases, and revealed lymphocytosis in two cases and abnormally low CD4/8 ratios in three cases. The results of lymphocyte stimulation tests against sho-saiko-to and its component were positive in 3 of 5 cases. After discontinuation of sho-saiko-to, corticosteroids were given in all cases. Symptoms were relieved, and laboratory data and chest X-ray findings returned forward normal. Sho-saiko-to toxicity should be included in the differential diagnosis of pneumonitis. If drug-induced pneumonitis is suspected, administration of sho-saiko-to should be stopped and corticosteroid therapy should be given immediately.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/adverse effects ; Humans ; Liver Diseases/drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pneumonia/chemically induced ; Pneumonia/diagnosis ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Chemical Substances Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; saiko-keishi-to (63364-01-2)
    Language Japanese
    Publishing date 1997-05
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604106-1
    ISSN 0301-1542
    ISSN 0301-1542
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  4. Article: Modulation of lung local immune responses by oral administration of a herbal medicine Sho-saiko-to.

    Ohtake, N / Suzuki, R / Daikuhara, H / Nakai, Y / Yamamoto, M / Amagaya, S / Ishige, A / Sasaki, H / Komatsu, Y / Fukuda, K / Hayashi, S

    International journal of immunopharmacology

    2000  Volume 22, Issue 6, Page(s) 419–430

    Abstract: Sho-saiko-to (SST), a Chinese/Japanese herbal medicine (Kampo medicine) widely used to treat ...

    Abstract Sho-saiko-to (SST), a Chinese/Japanese herbal medicine (Kampo medicine) widely used to treat chronic hepatitis in Japan, is known to modulate immune responses, and thus its immunomodulating activity may be responsible for its bi-directional effects on the lungs as therapeutic efficacy in various lung diseases and involvement in development of interstitial pneumonia. We administered SST to BALB/c mice orally and examined the lung tissue levels of pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and the effects of SST on acute lung injury induced by instillation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or IL-1. Although SST had no effect on lung TNF-alpha or IL-1beta level, it increased IL-6. Investigation of active fractions of SST suggested that multiple ingredients were supposed to be responsible for IL-6-inducing activity. Liquiritigenin, a metabolite of liquiritin which is one of the major ingredients in SST enhanced in vitro IL-6 production in anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (anti-CD3 mAb)-stimulated lung mononuclear cells in a cell-type specific and dose-dependent manner. SST suppressed LPS-induced lung injury at the later phase when lung leak was evident while being ineffective on initial neutrophil sequestration to the lung in these models. These findings suggest that SST modulates lung inflammation by regulating local immune response.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Oral ; Animals ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology ; Cells, Cultured ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology ; Interleukin-1/biosynthesis ; Interleukin-6/biosynthesis ; Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology ; Lung/cytology ; Lung/drug effects ; Lung/immunology ; Lung Diseases/chemically induced ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Monocytes/metabolism ; Peroxidase/metabolism ; Pulmonary Edema/chemically induced ; Pulmonary Edema/prevention & control ; Spleen/metabolism ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
    Chemical Substances Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Interleukin-1 ; Interleukin-6 ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; saiko-keishi-to (63364-01-2) ; Peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2000-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 135561-2
    ISSN 1879-3495 ; 0192-0561
    ISSN (online) 1879-3495
    ISSN 0192-0561
    DOI 10.1016/s0192-0561(00)00007-2
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  5. Article: Effects of the Japanese herbal medicine "Sho-saiko-to" (TJ-9) on interleukin-12 production in patients with HCV-positive liver cirrhosis.

    Yamashiki, M / Nishimura, A / Huang, X X / Nobori, T / Sakaguchi, S / Suzuki, H

    Developmental immunology

    1999  Volume 7, Issue 1, Page(s) 17–22

    Abstract: ... bioregulation. The Japanese herbal medicine Sho-saiko-to (TJ-9) has been administered to 1.5 million Japanese ...

    Abstract Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is an important cytokine for maintenance of normal systemic defense and bioregulation. The Japanese herbal medicine Sho-saiko-to (TJ-9) has been administered to 1.5 million Japanese patients with chronic liver diseases. TJ-9 is known to significantly suppress cancer development in the liver and has macrobiotic effects. In the present study, we examined the in vitro production of IL-12 by circulating mononuclear cells from liver cirrhosis patients and the effects of TJ-9 on IL-12 production. The monocyte/macrophage fraction and the lymphocyte fraction of peripheral blood were obtained from 11 HCV-positive liver cirrhosis patients and 12 healthy subjects. Interleukin-12 levels in the supernatants were measured using ELISA kits. The levels of IL-12 produced by the patients' fractions were significantly lower than those produced by healthy subjects (p < 0.01, p < 0.05). However, when TJ-9 was added to the cultures, the IL-12 production levels in both cell fractions increased approximately three fold, and the levels from the monocyte/macrophage fraction were almost the same as those from healthy subjects. This effect of TJ-9 was attributable to two of its seven herb components, that is, scutellaria root and glycyrrhiza root. One possible mechanism for the macrobiotic effects of TJ-9 on liver cirrhosis patients may be the improvement in IL-12 production.
    MeSH term(s) Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use ; Hepacivirus/isolation & purification ; Hepatitis C/blood ; Hepatitis C/drug therapy ; Humans ; Interleukin-12/blood ; Liver Cirrhosis/blood ; Liver Cirrhosis/drug therapy ; Liver Cirrhosis/virology ; Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Macrophages/metabolism ; Monocytes/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Interleukin-12 (187348-17-0) ; saiko-keishi-to (63364-01-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1999
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1066447-6
    ISSN 1044-6672
    ISSN 1044-6672
    DOI 10.1155/1999/62564
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  6. Article: Suppression by kampo medicine, sho-saiko-to, on papillomas induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene in mice.

    Liu, L / Sakamoto, S / Nakayama, T / Kudo, H / Suzuki, S / Matsubara, M / Nagasawa, H

    The American journal of Chinese medicine

    1994  Volume 22, Issue 3-4, Page(s) 267–274

    Abstract: Sho-saiko-to (SST) is a Japanese modified, traditional Chinese herbal medicine (Kampo medicine ...

    Abstract Sho-saiko-to (SST) is a Japanese modified, traditional Chinese herbal medicine (Kampo medicine) consisting of seven medical plants. We examined the effects of SST on formation and growth of squamous cell papillomas induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene application in mouse skin. Chronic oral administration of SST reduced the incidence and growth of papillomas with the reduction of activities of succinate-dehydrogenase and thymidylate synthetase, which were evaluated as the cell viability and DNA synthesis via the de novo pathway, respectively.
    MeSH term(s) 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene ; Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Papilloma/chemically induced ; Papilloma/drug therapy ; Skin Neoplasms/chemically induced ; Skin Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Succinate Dehydrogenase/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene (57-97-6) ; Succinate Dehydrogenase (EC 1.3.99.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1994
    Publishing country Singapore
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 193085-0
    ISSN 0192-415X ; 0090-2942
    ISSN 0192-415X ; 0090-2942
    DOI 10.1142/S0192415X94000322
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  7. Article ; Online: Infection-mediated immune response in SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection and implications for next-generation COVID-19 vaccine development.

    Miyamoto, Sho / Suzuki, Tadaki

    Vaccine

    2024  Volume 42, Issue 6, Page(s) 1401–1406

    Abstract: Post-vaccination infections, termed breakthrough infections, occur after the virus infection overcomes the vaccine-induced immune barrier. During the early stages of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron wave, high ... ...

    Abstract Post-vaccination infections, termed breakthrough infections, occur after the virus infection overcomes the vaccine-induced immune barrier. During the early stages of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron wave, high serum-neutralizing antibody titers against the Omicron variant were detected in individuals with breakthrough infections as well as those who received a third vaccine dose (i.e., booster recipients). Additionally, these cases indicated that Omicron antigens triggered an immune response that differed from that triggered by the vaccine strain before analysis of the effectiveness of new vaccines updated for the Omicron variants. Moreover, the magnitude and breadth of neutralizing antibody titers induced by breakthrough infections are correlated with the upper respiratory viral load at diagnosis and the duration between vaccination and infection, respectively. Unlike booster vaccine recipients, patients with breakthrough infections have varying durations between vaccination and infection. Accordingly, optimal booster vaccination intervals may be estimated based on the cross-neutralizing antibody response induced over time. Examination of breakthrough infection cases has provided valuable insights that could not be yielded by only examining vaccinated individuals alone. These insights include estimates of vaccine-induced immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants and the various factors related to the clinical status. This review describes the immune response elicited by breakthrough infections; specifically, it discusses factors that affect the magnitude and breadth of serum antibody titers as well as the appropriate booster vaccination strategy. This review provides key aspects that could contribute to developing next-generation COVID-19 vaccines through breakthrough infection cases.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Breakthrough Infections ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Vaccine Development ; Immunity ; Antibodies, Viral
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-02
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.088
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  8. Article: Effects of the Japanese herbal medicine "Sho-saiko-to" (TJ-9) on in vitro interleukin-10 production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with chronic hepatitis C.

    Yamashiki, M / Nishimura, A / Suzuki, H / Sakaguchi, S / Kosaka, Y

    Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)

    1997  Volume 25, Issue 6, Page(s) 1390–1397

    Abstract: Sho-saiko-to" (TJ-9) consists of 7 herbal components. In Japan, it is widely prescribed ...

    Abstract "Sho-saiko-to" (TJ-9) consists of 7 herbal components. In Japan, it is widely prescribed to patients with chronic viral liver disease. TJ-9 is known to suppress liver cancer development and possess macrobiotic effects, but its mode of action is not fully understood. This study investigated the following: 1) cytokine production levels, mainly interleukin (IL)-10, in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of chronic active hepatitis B and C patients, and healthy volunteers; 2) effects of TJ-9 on these productions; and 3) effects of each of its herb components on cytokine production in cell fractions. Results showed that without stimulants, IL-10 production in mononuclear cells of hepatitis B and C patients was significantly lower than that of healthy subjects (P < .01). IL-10 production induced by either phytohemagglutinin (PHA) or pokeweed mitogen (PWM) in mononuclear cells of hepatitis C patients were significantly lower than in patients with hepatitis B (P < .01) and healthy subjects (P < .05). IL-10 production induced by anti-CD3 or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was significantly lower than in healthy subjects (P < .05). The addition of TJ-9 to the cultures strongly induced IL-10, and this induction was mainly attributable to the effects of 2 components (scutellaria root and glycyrrhiza root) on the monocyte/macrophage fraction. The production of IL-4 and IL-5 in cultures with concanavalin A (conA) was significantly higher in patients with hepatitis C than in the healthy subjects (P < .01; P < .05), but the addition of TJ-9 suppressed these increases by 25% to 33% (P < .01). Therefore, TJ-9 could adjust the decreased IL-10 production and the increased IL-4 and IL-5 production of mononuclear cells from patients with hepatitis C. Moderate regulation of the cytokine production system in patients with hepatitis C by using TJ-9 may be useful in the prevention of disease progression.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Cells, Cultured ; Chronic Disease ; Concanavalin A/pharmacology ; Cytokines/blood ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology ; Female ; Hepatitis C/blood ; Humans ; Interleukin-10/blood ; Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Monocytes/metabolism ; Time Factors
    Chemical Substances Cytokines ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Concanavalin A (11028-71-0) ; Interleukin-10 (130068-27-8) ; saiko-keishi-to (63364-01-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1997-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604603-4
    ISSN 1527-3350 ; 0270-9139
    ISSN (online) 1527-3350
    ISSN 0270-9139
    DOI 10.1002/hep.510250615
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  9. Article ; Online: Predicting the risk of developing low-grade dysplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagus without dysplasia.

    Ishibashi, Fumiaki / Suzuki, Sho

    Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

    2023  Volume 35, Issue 6, Page(s) 726–728

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Barrett Esophagus/complications ; Esophageal Neoplasms/etiology ; Precancerous Conditions ; Hyperplasia ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-21
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 1171589-3
    ISSN 1443-1661 ; 0915-5635
    ISSN (online) 1443-1661
    ISSN 0915-5635
    DOI 10.1111/den.14528
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  10. Article ; Online: Effects of the Japanese Herbal Medicine “Sho-saiko-to”(TJ-9) on Interleukin-12 Production in Patients withHCV-Positive Liver Cirrhosis

    Masayoshi Yamashiki / Akira Nishimura / Xian-Xi Huang / Tsutomu Nobori / Seigo Sakaguchi / Hiroyuki Suzuki

    Clinical and Developmental Immunology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 17-

    1999  Volume 22

    Keywords interleukin- 12 (IL- 12) ; liver cirrhosis ; Sho-saiko-to ; herbal medicine ; cytokine ; Immunologic diseases. Allergy ; RC581-607
    Language English
    Publishing date 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Limited
    Document type Article ; Online
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