ABSTRACT
[Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect of heat-clearing and dampness-eliminating therapy for chronic hepatitis B with damp-heat syndrome and its influence on soluble interleukin-2 receptor (SIL-2R). [Methods] Chronic hepatitis B patients with damp-heat syndrome were divided into two groups by incomplete randomization. Group A ( n = 31) was treated with heat-clearing and dampness-eliminating therapy and Group B (n = 17) with routine western medicine for protecting hepatic function. SIL-2R level in peripheral blood was observed before and after treatment. [Results] Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin (TB) and SIL-2R in chronic hepatitis B patients were much higher than those in healthy volunteers before theatment and were decreased after treatment (P 0.05) and that of markedly effective rate was significant (P