ABSTRACT
Objective:To study the curative efficacy of budesonide combined with huaiqihuang granules in the treatment of children with asthma and its effects on the serum leukotriene D4(LTD4),nerve growth factor (NGF),tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) levels.Methods:90 cases of children with asthma who were treated from March 2014 to March 2015 in our hospital were selected and divided into the observation group (n=45) and the control group (n=45) according to the random number table.Both groups of children were given bronchial antispasmodic agent,oxygen,antibiotics,glucocorticoid and other conventional treatment after admission,the control group was given budesonide atomization inhalation treatment on the basis of conventional treatment,0.5 mg budesonide were add in 3ml saline for continuous inhalation,twice a day,while the observation group was treated with Huaiqihuang Granules on the basis of the control group,twice a day.After 12 weeks of treatment,the curative effect,disappearance time of wheezing,cough relief,pulmonary rales,wheezing and other symptoms,forced vital capacity (FVC),serum LTD4,NGF,TIMP-1 levels,CD3+,CD4+,CD8+ of both groups were compared.Results:After treatment,the total effective rate of observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group [93.33％(42/45) vs 77.77％(35/45)](P＜0.05);disappearance time of breath,cough,moist rales and wheezes were significantly shorter than those of the control group[(4.32± 1.03)d vs (6.08± 1.24)d,(5.60± 1.12)d vs (7.21± 1.30)d,(3.19± 0.98)d vs (4.98± 1.02)d,(3.25± 1.03)d vs (5.89± 1.35)d](P＜0.05);the FEV1,FEV1/FVC were significantly higher than those of the control group [(92.63± 10.01)L/s vs (78.36± 9.19)L/s,(95.37± 11.72)％ vs (80.19± 10.23)％](P＜0.05);the serum LTD4,NGF,TIMP-1 levels were significantly lower than those of the control group [(7.24± 0.86)ng/mL vs (12.68± 1.01vng/mL,(68.18± 9.01)pg/mL vs (80.78± 10.24)pg/mL,(34.16 ± 5.06)ng/mL vs (49.76 ± 5.47)ng/mL] (P ＜0.05);the CD3+,CD4+ were significantly higher than those of the control group [(66.15± 7.20)％ vs (62.03± 6.85)％,(45.13± 7.90)％ vs (37.42± 7.06)％],CD8+ was significantly lower than that of the control group[(34.16± 5.06)％ vs (49.76± 5.47)％] (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Budesonide combined with Huaiqihuang granules was effective for children with asthma,which could enhance the immune function,improve the lung function,reduce the serum levels of LTD4,NGF,TIMP-1.