ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of Bupi-Qingchang recipe combined with traditional Chinese medicine enema on the patients with radiation proctitis.Methods Eighty patients with radioactive proctitis who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups,40 in each group.The control group was treated with western medicine combined with enema,and the observation group was treated with oral spleen and clearing spleen combined with traditional Chinese medicine enema.Symptoms were scored before and after treatment from abnormal sensation of bowel movement,blood in stool,stool traits and frequency,abdominal pain;TNF-α,IL-8,IL-6,IL-10 levels were detected by ELISA.The intestinal mucosal healing and recurrence were observed by microscopy.Results After treatment,the serum TNF-α (1.18 ± 0.61 ng/ml vs.1.78 ± 0.66 ng/ml,t=4.860),IL-6 (2.52 ± 0.75 ng/ml vs.3.02 ± 0.81 ng/ml,t=3.297),IL-8 (2.51 ± 0.68 ng/ml vs.3.01 ± 0.82 ng/ml,t=3.417),IL-10 (0.56 ± 0.25 ng/ml vs.0.89 ± 0.29 ng/ml,t=6.275) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P＜0.01).The total scores of abdominal pain,blood in the stool,stool characteristics and frequency,abnormal feeling of defecation and symptoms were significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group (t values were 8.108,2.085,4.965,7.865,9.586,P＜0.01 or P＜0.05).The total effective rate was 92.5％ (37/40) in the observation group and 67.5％ (27/40) in the control group.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (x2=7.813,P＜0.01).The intestinal mucosa of the observation group was treated.The healing rate was significantly better than that of the control group (x2=15.535,P＜0.01),and the recurrence rate was significantly lower than that of the control group (x2=10.912,P＜0.01).Conclusions The Bupi-Qingchang recipe combined with traditional Chinese medicine enema can improve the clinical symptoms of patients with radiation proctitis,reduce inflammation,reduce recurrence and improve curative effect.