Purpose: Cordyceps sinensi is one of the most valuable Chinese herbal medicines, Itcan tonify the lung, replenish the kidneys. The present study was designed todetermine the impact of Ophiocordyceps sinensis methanol extracts on cytokine NOproduction and investigate effects of O.sinensis extracts on the p38MAPK signalingpathway to discuss the molecular mechanisms involved.
Methods: The NR8383rat alveolar macrophages cell line was used in this research.MTT cytotoxicity assay was used to measure the cytot...