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Objective:To explore the correlation between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome types of Sj?gren syndrome (SS) and blood test parameters, immunological function and disease activity.Methods:A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. The clinical data of 242 SS inpatients in the Rheumatology and Immunology Department of Jiangsu Province Hospital of TCM from February 2021 to June 2022 were analyzed retrospectively. We compared the general data (gender, age, course of disease, BMI), blood parameters [WBC, hemoglobin (Hb), PLT, neutrophil count (NEUT), lymphocyte count(LYMPH), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR)], immunological indicators (globulin, IgG, IgA, IgM, rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-SSA antibody, anti-SSB antibody, anti-Ro-52 antibody) .The distribution difference of disease activity [Disease Activity Index of Sjogren's syndrome (ESSDAI) and Patient Report Index of Sjogren's syndrome (ESSPRI)], the correlation between each syndrome type and blood routine parameters, immunological indicators and inflammatory indicators was analyzed by binary logistic regression.Results:They were divided into 82 cases of qi yin deficiency syndrome, 61 cases of yin deficiency and fluid deficiency syndrome, 59 cases of yin deficiency and blood stasis syndrome, 32 cases of yin deficiency and heat toxin syndrome, and 8 cases of other syndrome types. Because the number of other syndrome types was small, they were not included in this study. Logistic regression analysis showed that the positive rate of anti SSA antibody was negatively correlated with IgM [ OR (95% CI)=0.570 (0.407, 0.798)] ( P<0.01). The positive rates of anti SSB antibody and anti Ro-52 antibody were negatively correlated with LYMPH [ OR (95% CI)=0.445 (0.223, 0.886), 0.457 (0.224, 0.932), respectively] ( P<0.05). The positive rates of anti SSB antibody and anti Ro-52 antibody were positively correlated with IgG [ OR (95% CI)=1.171 (1.034, 1.325), 1.159 (1.014, 1.325), respectively] ( P<0.05). Qi Yin deficiency syndrome was positively correlated with WBC [ OR (95% CI)=2.590 (1.120, 5.987)] ( P<0.05), and negatively correlated with LYMPH [ OR (95% CI)=0.090 (0.017, 0.470)] and IgA [ OR (95% CI)=0.728 (0.553, 0.959)] ( P<0.05). Yin deficiency and fluid deficiency syndrome were negatively correlated with PLT [ OR (95% CI)=0.991 (0.984, 0.998)], ESSPRI [ OR (95% CI)=0.705 (0.506, 0.983)], ESSDAI [ OR (95% CI)=0.716 (0.534, 0.960)] ( P<0.05). Yin deficiency and blood stasis syndrome was positively correlated with IgA [ OR (95% CI)=1.184 (1.028, 1.363)] ( P<0.05), and negatively correlated with anti SSB antibody positive rate [ OR (95% CI)=0.247 (0.093, 0.659)] ( P<0.05). Yin deficiency heat toxin syndrome was positively correlated with IgA [ OR (95% CI)=1.368 (1.037, 1.803)] ( P<0.05), and negatively correlated with anti SSB antibody positive rate [ OR (95% CI)=0.278 (0.085, 0.909)] ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The level of immunoglobulin, inflammatory index and disease activity of yin deficiency and blood stasis syndrome and yin deficiency and heat toxin syndrome are high, and blood system damage and exocrine gland disease are easy to occur, which can provide clinical basis for the combination of disease and syndrome differentiation and treatment of SS.
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Objective:To investigate the distribution law of TCM syndrome types and the differences in influencing factors among different syndrome types in unstable angina pectoris (UA), so as to provide an objective basis for TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment of UA.Methods:A retrospective study chose 1 684 inpatients in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine from August 2015 to April 2019. Epidata 3.0 software was used to input general information of patients [gender, age, length of hospital stay, BMI, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP)], laboratory indicators[TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, fibrinogen (FIB), thrombin time (TT), D-dimer (D-dimer), HbA1c], TCM syndrome types (qi and yin deficiency syndrome, phlegm turbidity and obstruction syndrome, qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome, heart blood stasis syndrome, qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, heart and kidney yang deficiency syndrome) and other information. A database was established to analyze the distribution of TCM syndrome types and the relationship with the general information of patients, blood lipids, blood sugar and coagulation indexes. Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of different syndrome types.Results:The distribution of syndrome types in 1 684 UA patients was as follows: qi and yin deficiency syndrome (44.7%), phlegm turbidity and obstruction syndrome (35.3%), qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome (7.4%), heart blood stasis syndrome (5.3%), qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome (4.6%), heart and kidney yang deficiency syndrome (2.6%); more men than women ( P<0.05); there were significant differences in the distribution of gender, age, BMI, TC, and HDL-C among the 6 syndrome types ( P<0.05); the age of patients with phlegm turbidity and obstruction syndrome was younger than that of qi and yin deficiency syndrome and heart blood stasis syndrome ( P<0.05); the age of patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome was younger than that of qi and yin deficiency syndrome, heart blood stasis syndrome, and heart kidney yang deficiency syndrome ( P<0.05); BMI of patients with phlegm turbidity and obstruction syndrome was higher than that of qi and yin deficiency syndrome and qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome ( P<0.05); the level of TC in patients with phlegm turbidity and obstruction syndrome was lower than that of qi and yin deficiency syndrome and qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome ( P<0.05); the level of HDL in patients with qi and yin deficiency syndrome was lower than that in qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome and qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome. Binary Logistic regression analysis found that TC [ OR(95% CI)=0.761(0.592, 0.978)] and HDL-C [ OR(95% CI)=2.131(1.145, 3.966)] were independent influencing factors for predicting qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome ( P<0.05); age[ OR(95% CI)=1.017 (1.008, 1.026)], length of hospital stay [ OR(95% CI)=1.019 (1.001, 1.038)], DBP [ OR(95% CI)=0.984(0.975, 0.993)] and HDL-C [ OR(95% CI)=0.984(0.975, 0.993)] were independent influencing factors for predicting qi and yin deficiency syndrome ( P<0.05); age [ OR(95% CI)=0.965 (0.946, 0.985)], and HDL-C [ OR(95% CI)=2.329(1.206, 4.500)] were independent influencing factors for predicting qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome ( P<0.05); age [ OR(95% CI)=0.982 (0.973, 0.991)], length of hospital stay [ OR(95% CI)= 0.978 (0.958, 0.997)], BMI [ OR(95% CI)=1.048 (1.015, 1.082)], DBP [ OR(95% CI)=1.014 (1.004, 1.024)] and HDL-C [ OR(95% CI)=0.505 (0.351, 0.726)] were independent influencing factors for predicting phlegm turbidity and obstruction syndrome ( P<0.05); age [ OR(95% CI)=1.031(1.003, 1.060)] and DBP [ OR(95% CI)=1.028(1.001, 1.056)] were independent influencing factors for predicting heart kidney yang deficiency syndrome ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The distribution of TCM syndrome types in UA shows a certain regularity, among which qi and yin deficiency syndrome and phlegm turbidity and obstruction syndrome are more common. Gender, age, BMI, TC, HDL-C are different among TCM syndrome types, which can provide some reference for UA TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment.
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Objective:To investigate the expression levels and diagnostic value of platelet parameters, fibrinogen and D-dimer in different Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndromes of deep venous thrombosis (DVT).Methods:From June 2015 to June 2019, a total of 500 DVT patients were enrolled and collected by two attending TCM doctors and classified according to syndromes differentiation. The differences of platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), platelet crit (PCT), platelet larger cell ratio (P-LCR), fibrinogen (FIB) and D-dimer were detected and compared.Results:According to TCM syndromes differentiation, 500 patients were divided into three groups, including 286 cases (57.2%) of downward flowing of damp-heat group, 132 cases (26.4%) of blood stasis and heavy damp group, and 82 cases (16.4%) of spleen-kidney-yang deficiency group. The levels of MPV, PDW, P-LCR, FIB and D-dimer among the groups were statistically significant difference ( P<0.05 or P<0.01). The MPV level was significantly higher and D-dimer level was significantly lower in blood stasis and heavy damp group than in the downward flowing of damp-heat group ( P<0.05). The levels of MPV, PDW and P-LCR in spleen-kidney-yang deficiency group were significantly higher than those in downward flowing of damp-heat group and blood stasis and heavy damp group ( P<0.05 or P<0.01). The levels of FIB and D-dimer were significantly lower than those in the downward flowing of damp-heat group and blood stasis and heavy damp group ( P<0.05 or P<0.01). The FIB (AUC=0.593) and D-Dimer (AUC=0.673) were statistically significant in the differential diagnosis of DVT between blood stasis and heavy damp group and spleen-kidney-yang deficiency group ( P<0.01). The MPV (AUC=0.601 5), PDW (AUC=0.615 4), P-LCR (AUC=0.606 1), FIB (AUC=0.616 4) and D-Dimer (AUC=0.721 8) were statistically significant in the differential diagnosis of DVT between downward flowing of damp-heat group and spleen-kidney-yang deficiency group ( P<0.01). Conclusion:The MPV, PDW, P-LCR, FIB and D-dimer have a certain correlation with DVT TCM syndrome types, and also have a certain reference value for its differential diagnosis, which can be used as an effective supplement to the objective indicators of Micro syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine.
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Objective@#To investigate the interaction between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (HNL) and pathological types of HNL, so as to discover the distribution rule of TCM syndromes for indiction of intervention of HNL.@*Methods@#A total of 166 patients with HNL were included. The baseline data of the patients, clinical feature, the four diagnosis information of TCM and histopathological of cervical lymph node were collected. The syndromes of TCM were judged. The pathological types were confirmed by cervical lymph node biopsy. The Multi-way ANOVA was used to analyze the correlation between traditional Chinese medicine syndromes of HNL and its pathological types.@*Results@#Among the 166 patients, the ratio of different types are as follow: wind-heat and phlegm-toxin syndrome (57.83%, 96/166), heat-toxin exuberance syndrome (34.34%, 57/166), and phlegm and blood stasis syndrome (7.83%, 13/166). The pathological types include proliferative type (57.83%, 96/166), necrotizing type (35.54%, 59/166), and xanthomatous type (6.63%, 11/166). There were significant differences in targeted lymph node diameter, pain scores, body temperature (F value were 3.737, 34.484, 34.805, all Ps<0.05), while the difference of WBC (F=1.194, P>0.05) among three TCM Syndrome types were notsignificant. There were significant differences in pain scores, body temperature (F value were 12.153, 25.931, all Ps<0.05), but not for the targeted lymph node diameter, WBC (F value were 2.249, 0.671, all Ps>0.05) among three pathological types. The corresponding analysis result showed that, on point sets, wind-heat and phlegm-toxin syndrome were correlated with proliferative type, heat-toxin exuberance syndrome correlated with necrotizing type, and phlegm and blood stasis syndrome correlated with xanthomatous type (χ2=235.100, P<0.001).@*Conclusions@#There is a close correlation between syndrome types of TCM and pathological types of HNL. The pathological change of wind-heat and phlegm-toxin syndrometends toproliferative type, heat-toxin exuberance syndrome tends to necrotizing type, and phlegm and blood stasis syndrome tends to xanthomatous type.
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Objective To explore the efficacy and adverse reaction of modified Chushi-Jiedu decoction combined with external application of purslane in the treatment of acute eczema with damp heat and skin retention. Methods A total of 80 patients with damp heat skin type acute eczema were collected in the department of Dermatology of our hospital from January to December of 2017, and the patients were randomly divided into two groups, each 40 cases. The control group was treated with Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets and hydrocortisone ointment, and the observation group was treated with modified Chushi-Jiedu decoction combined with external application of purslane. The effects and adverse reaction of two groups were compared after 2 weeks of treatment. Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 97.5% (39/40), and the control group was 80.0% (32/40), where the comparison difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=6.135, P=0.013). After treatment, the lesion area and lesion form and pruritus scores of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group (t value were 5.060, 4.391, 8.761, P<0.01); the levels of IL-4 (0.15 ± 0.06 ng/L vs. 0.31 ± 0.08 ng/L, t=10.119), TNF-α (19.03 ± 3.26 ng/L vs. 25.58 ± 4.03 ng/L, t=7.992) of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0.01). The levels of CD4+(33.42% ± 3.53 % vs. 27.38% ± 3.06%, t=8.177), CD4+/CD8+(1.37 ± 0.28 vs. 0.97 ± 0.19, t=7.170) in observation group were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.01), and the levels of CD8+(24.32% ± 2.10% vs. 28.03% ± 2.51%, t=7.476) was significantly lower than the control group ( P<0.01). Conclusions The modificatied Chushi-Jiedu decoction combined with external application of purslane is safe and effective for the treatment of acute eczema with damp heat and skin type, and it can alleviate the inflammatory reaction and improve the immunity of the body.
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Objective To explore the distribution of sex, month of onset and type of infection virus in children with hand, foot and mouth disease of different TCM syndromes in Heilongjiang province. Methods A total of 2 688 hospitalized children who met the admission criteria in the Infectious Disease Department of Harbin Infectious Disease Hospital from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016 were selected. The TCM syndrome differentiation according to the clinical manifestations of children on the day of admission. The distribution of sex, month of onset and type of infection virus in children with different syndrome types were analyzed by SPSS 19.0 software. Results Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) was more common in males than females in Heilongjiang, with a ratio of 1.58:1. Children of all sexes with hand, foot and mouth disease in Heilongjiang were predominantly with lung-defense syndrome. The incidence of lung-defense syndrome, lung-stomach heat syndrome, damp-heat syndrome and heart-spleen heat syndrome were the majority among the children aged 1-4 years, and the lung-defense syndrome was the highest proportion. From July to September, most of the cases occurred, especially in the case of lung-defense syndrome. Pathogenic tests showed that 1 456 cases were enterovirus universal RNA positive, 203 cases were enterovirus 71 positive and 108 cases were coxsackievirus A16 positive. The most common pathogens of the three pathogens were pathogenic lung-defense syndrome. Conclusions herewere some differences in age, time and virus infection among 2 688 children with hand, foot and mouth disease of different TCM syndromes in Heilongjiang, which may be related to region and climate.
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Objective To systematically search the related literature of dengue syndrome in recent years, so as to understand the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome distribution of dengue fever. Methods China biomedical database, CNKI, VIP and Wanfang database were searched. The epidemiological studies on the TCM syndrome of dengue fever were enrolled. The first author of this study, sample size, diagnostic criteria and the syndrome differentiation were collected. SPSS 21.0 software was used to carry out frequency statistics, describe the distribution of common clinical syndromes of dengue fever, and count the number and percentage of patients corresponding to each syndrome type. Results A total of 12 articles were enrolled, including 2 639 patients. The number of male patients were much more than the females. Most of the patients came from Guangdong, mostly after the outbreak of dengue fever in Guangdong in 2014.The most common TCM syndrome types include both the defense and Qi phases (25.20%), damp heat repression (20.69%), blood stasis and toxin (16.37%), excess of Qi and heat (12.24%), vigorous heat at qi-blood phase (10.19%). Conclusions The main pathogenic factors of dengue fever are heat, humidity and toxicity. The most common syndromes are both the defense and Qi phases, damp heat repression and blood stasis and toxin.
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Objective@#To study the correlation between Erα gene polymorphism and the distribution pattern of TCM meridian syndrome in women with knee osteoarthritis.@*Methods@#A total of 120 Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) female patients admitted to our hospital between January 2018 and December 2018 were selected as the observation group, and 120 healthy female subjects accepted physical examination at our hospital over the same period were selected as the control group. The Erα gene distribution of estrogen receptor was compared between the two groups to identify the differences between KOA women and healthy women. The TCM syndromes and meridians types of the patients in the observation group were defined to evaluate the degree of KOA. The correlation among KOA status, Erαgenotypes, TCM syndromes and meridians was analyzed.@*Results@#The distribution of Erα gene XbaI was significantly different between the observation group and the control group (χ2=35.339, P<0.001). There was a statistical difference in the distribution of XbaI genotypes between mild to moderate and severe patients in the observation group (χ2=29.088, P<0.001). There was a moderate correlation between the Lequesne score and the fascia type in KOA women, and a high correlation between the Lequesne score and the TCM syndrome differentiation type, and a moderate correlation between the Lequesne score and the Erα gene and the XbaI genotype (P<0.05). The Erα gene polymorphisms, meridians and syndrome differentiation were moderately correlated (P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#In female patients with knee osteoarthritis, the conditions are more serious in patients with complex type of tendons, deficiency of liver and kidney, phlegm and blood stasis, Erα gene xx genotype, and there is a clear correlation between the TCM type of tendons and ER gene polymorphism.
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Objective@#To systematically search the related literature of dengue syndrome in recent years, so as to understand the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome distribution of dengue fever.@*Methods@#China biomedical database, CNKI, VIP and Wanfang database were searched. The epidemiological studies on the TCM syndrome of dengue fever were enrolled. The first author of this study, sample size, diagnostic criteria and the syndrome differentiation were collected. SPSS 21.0 software was used to carry out frequency statistics, describe the distribution of common clinical syndromes of dengue fever, and count the number and percentage of patients corresponding to each syndrome type.@*Results@#A total of 12 articles were enrolled, including 2 639 patients. The number of male patients were much more than the females. Most of the patients came from Guangdong, mostly after the outbreak of dengue fever in Guangdong in 2014.The most common TCM syndrome types include both the defense and Qi phases (25.20%), damp heat repression (20.69%), blood stasis and toxin (16.37%), excess of Qi and heat (12.24%), vigorous heat at qi-blood phase (10.19%).@*Conclusions@#The main pathogenic factors of dengue fever are heat, humidity and toxicity. The most common syndromes are both the defense and Qi phases, damp heat repression and blood stasis and toxin.
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Objective To observe the effect of Tongyang-Kuanxiong guanule combined with conventional western medicine for the stable angina pectoris (SAP) with qi and phlegm and blood stasis syndrome. Methods Eighty-six SAP patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups according to the digital table method, with 43 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine Western medical therapy. The observation group was given Tongyang-Kuanxiong guanule on the basis of the control group. Both groups were treated for 28 days. The TCM syndromes and angina pectoris scores were evaluated before and after treatment. The treadmill exercise test was used to observe the duration of exercise, the metabolic equivalent, the maximum value of ST segment depression, the heart rate at maximum load, the duration of ST segment depression. And the adverse reactions were recorded. Results The total effective rate was 88.4％ (38/43) in the observation group and 67.4％ (29/43) in the control group. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=5.549, P=0.018). After treatment, the duration of exercise (9.5 ± 1.2 min vs. 8.6 ± 1.2 min, t=3.371), metabolic equivalent (10.8 ± 2.5 METs vs. 9.2 ± 2.4 METs, t=3.084) in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.01 or P<0.05). The largest degree of ST segment changes (1.2 ± 0.6 mV vs. 1.9 ± 0.6 mV, t=5.484), and the duration of ST segment descent (125.0 ± 94.5 s vs. 162.4 ± 96.9 s, t=1.795) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01 or P<0.05). Thefrequency of angina attacks (9.7 ± 1.6 times per week vs. 17.3 ± 2.1 times per week, t=18.778), duration of attacks (3.2 ± 1.4 min vs. 6.4 ± 1.5 min, t=10.146) consumption of nitroglycerin (1.3 ± 0.8 mg vs. 2.5 ± 0.8 mg, t=7.624) and Symptom score (8.3 ± 2.8 vs. 12.5 ± 3.1, t=6.593) in the observation group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.01). Conclusions The Tongyang-Kuanxiong guanule can significantly improve the exercise tolerance of SAP patients with qi and phlegm and blood stasis, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption, improve angina pectoris and reduce the number of angina attacks.
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Objective To observe the clinical effect ofTongfu-Xiefei decoction for the patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) with phlegm-heat syndrome.Methods A total of 78 AECOPD patients were selected from June 2015 to December 2016 in the respiratory department of our hospital, and the patients were randomly divided into two groups according to the random number table method, 39 patients in each group. The control group was treated with convertional western medicine and placebo decoction. Treatment group was treated with convertional western medicine and true decoction. Both groups were treated for 2 weeks and fellowed up for 4 weeks. The symptoms score, SGRQ scores, blood gas analysis were observed and analyzed. The clinical curative effect and adverse evevts were observed.Results After treatment, the symptom cough (2.34 ± 1.11vs. 2.67±1.05,t=2.277), expectoration (1.91 ± 1.41vs. 2.35 ± 1.83, t=2.106), asthmoid (1.73 ± 1.15vs. 2.04 ± 1.53,t=2.214) scores in the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). The SGRQ scores (42.47 ± 17.24vs. 59.95 ± 17.58,t=2.112) in the treatment group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in the treatment group was 91.9% (34/37) and 84.4% in the control group (27/32). The difference between the 2 groups was statistically significant (χ2=4.578,P=0.040).Conclusions TheTongfu-Xiefei decoction can effectively alleviate the symptoms and signs, improve the blood gas analysis index, and the long-term curative effect for AECOPD patients with phlegm-heat syndrome.
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Objective To observe the clinical effect ofTongfu-Xiefei decoction for the patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) with phlegm-heat syndrome.Methods A total of 78 AECOPD patients were selected from June 2015 to December 2016 in the respiratory department of our hospital, and the patients were randomly divided into two groups according to the random number table method, 39 patients in each group. The control group was treated with convertional western medicine and placebo decoction. Treatment group was treated with convertional western medicine and true decoction. Both groups were treated for 2 weeks and fellowed up for 4 weeks. The symptoms score, SGRQ scores, blood gas analysis were observed and analyzed. The clinical curative effect and adverse evevts were observed.Results After treatment, the symptom cough (2.34 ± 1.11vs. 2.67±1.05,t=2.277), expectoration (1.91 ± 1.41vs. 2.35 ± 1.83, t=2.106), asthmoid (1.73 ± 1.15vs. 2.04 ± 1.53,t=2.214) scores in the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). The SGRQ scores (42.47 ± 17.24vs. 59.95 ± 17.58,t=2.112) in the treatment group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in the treatment group was 91.9% (34/37) and 84.4% in the control group (27/32). The difference between the 2 groups was statistically significant (χ2=4.578,P=0.040).Conclusions TheTongfu-Xiefei decoction can effectively alleviate the symptoms and signs, improve the blood gas analysis index, and the long-term curative effect for AECOPD patients with phlegm-heat syndrome.
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy of Qingfei-Jiedu decoction in the treatment of Acne. Methods A total of 93 female patients with acne were randomly divided into 3 groups according to random number table, 31 in each group. The observation group took the oral Qingfei-Jiedu decoction, and the Chinese medicine control group took the oral tanshinone capsule, and the western medicine control group took the oral acetic acid ring propyl alcohol progesterone. All 3 groups were treated for 4 weeks. The levels of serum dihydro (DHT), IL-6 and IL-8 were measured by ELISA. The changes of the lesions before and after treatment were observed and the adverse events were recorded during the treatment. The clinical effect was evaluated. Results After treatment, the serum DHT (56.94 ± 15.74 pg/ml vs. 74.48 ± 18.53 pg/ml, t=2.089), IL-6 (22.84 ± 11.77 pg/ml vs. 30.37 ± 14.50 pg/ml, t=2.135), IL-8 (22.64 ± 7.38 pg/ml vs. 29.54 ± 9.65 pg/ml, t=2.057) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the Chinese medicine control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the disappearance rate of skin lesions (65.4% ± 15.0% vs. 44.7% ± 12.9%, 42.7% ± 13.6%, F=6.862) and comprehensive syndrome effective rate (57.2% ± 12.6% vs. 46.3% ± 12.8%, 44.8% ± 11.7%, F=5.322) in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the other two control groups (P<0.05). The observation group and the traditional Chinese medicine control group did not have adverse events, but the western medicine control group showed one case nausea. Conclusions The Qingfei-Jiedu decoction can reduce the level of serum DHT, IL-6 and IL-8 in female patients with acne vulgaris, and improve the skin lesion disappearance rates and comprehensive syndrome rates.
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Objective To discuss the effect ofQiqin decoction combined with lamivudine for the patients with hepatitis B and the TCM syndrome of liver stagnation and spleen deficiency and damp heat. Methods A total of 70 patients with chronic hepatitis B were divided into two groups by random number table method, 35 patients in each group. The patients in the control group were treated with lamivudine, and the patients in the observation group used lamivudine combined withQiqin decoction. The HBV-DNA was detected by fluorescence quantitative PCR, and the levels of serum ALT and AST were detected by full automatic biochemical analyzer. The TCM syndrome score of two groups were compared, and the drug resistance in the treatment process was recorded, and the clinical effect rate was evaluated.Results After treatment, the HBV-DNA negative rate of observation group was 77.1% (27/35), and the control group was 54.3% (19/35). There were statistically significant difference of the negative rate of HBV-DNA between two groups (χ2=4.136, P=0.041). The drug resistance rate of the observation group was 11.4% (4/35), and the control group was 31.4% (11/35). There were statistically significant difference of the drug resistance rate between two groups (χ2=4.297,P=0.043). After treatment, the serum ALT (29.1 ± 13.2 U/Lvs. 121.8 ± 50.2 U/L,t=5.982), the AST (28.5 ± 10.9 U/Lvs. 98.3 ± 46.1 U/L,t=8.263), the TCM syndrome scores (4.8 ± 3.1vs. 11.5 ± 7.9, t=5.982) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01). The total effect rate of observation group was 88.6% (31/35), and the control group was 57.2% (20/35). There was significant difference between two groups (χ2=4.248,P=0.003).Conclusions The Qiqin decoction combined with lamivudine could reduce the levels of HBV-DNA, serum ALT levels and AST levels of patients with chronic hepatitis B, and improve the clinical efficacy.
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Objective To study the characteristics of MRI Lesions in posterior circulation cerebral infarction and the correlation of the syndrome types of traditional Chinese medicine.Methods 82 patients with posterior circulation cerebral infarction from May 2012 to May 2015 were recruited, two observers estimated cranial MRI infarct size, location, and TCM syndrome type in the hospital medical records of the patients separately.Results Of all patients with posterior circulation cerebral infarction, patients with meridians involved infarction in the distant part of posterior circulation is far more than other parts of the posterior circulation(21 patient,P=0.006), nevertheless,patients with apoplexy involving Zang-fu organs,cerebral infarction volume is larger (14.78 ± 5.68 mlvs. 9.12 ± 6.67 ml,P=0.001).Conclusion Of all patients with posterior cerebral infarction, patients with meridians be involved, infarction in the distant part of posterior circulation is far more than other parts of the posterior circulation, nevertheless, in patients with apoplexy involving Zang-fu Organs, cerebral infarction volume is larger.
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Objective To discuss the relationship between the expression of programmed death-1 (PD-1) in liver with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes and pathological diagnosis in chronic hepatitis B.Methods 156 CHB patients treated in our hospital of infectious diseases department were recruited as an observation group. Based on the principle of informed voluntary and approved by the ethics committee, liver biopsy was adopted to make clear liver tissue pathology. According to TCM classification criteria, CHB patients were divided into five groups: a blood stasis group, a damp heat resistance group, a liver and spleen deficiency group, a liver and kidney yin deficiency group, and a spleen and kidney yang deficiency group. In the same period, 12 healthy persons were recruited as a control group. The PD-1 expression was detected with immunohistochemical SP method, and the correlation between expression of PD-1 in liver tissue and TCM syndrome type and liver pathology was analyzed.Results Different degrees of positive cell expression were found in the liver tissue. With the liver inflammation and fibrosis severity, the number of PD-1 positive cells also increased. The PD-1 expression levels varied with mild, moderate, and severe CHB patients (0.24 ± 0.03, 0.36 ± 0.05 vs. 0.43 ± 0.05) , which were statistically significant (P<0.05) . PD-1 expression levels also varied among different TCM type CHB patients, of which, PD-1 expression of blood stasis type was the highest (0.35 ± 0.04), while the liver and spleen deficiency type was the lowest (0.23 ± 0.03).Conclusion The expression levels of PD-1 has a certain correlation with the patients illness, chronic mechanism, and TCM syndromes. CHB patients can be treated by controlling the expression of PD-1.
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ObjectiveTo assess the effect of Fuzi-Lizhongdecoction for the diarrhea irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) with the Chinese pattern of spleen kidney yang deficiency.MethodsA total of 98 patients diagnosed IBS-D with spleen kidney yang deficiency Chinese patternwere included from April,2014 toMarch, 2015 in our hospital,and were randomly divided into the control group and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) group at ratio of 1:1, 9 paitents in each group, two groups were administrated with the convetional treatment such as correct water, electrolyte disorders. Besides, the control group was added withsulfasalazine treatment, and TCM group withFuzi-Lizhongdecoction. Outcomes includedchanges of symptoms scores, questionnaire scores, TCM syndrome scores, endoscopic scoresand adverse events.Results After treatment, the TCM group showed significantly lower scores of symptoms (1.80 ± 0.19vs. 490 ± 2.24,t=9.653), questionnaire (14.01 ± 7.11vs.31.44 ± 12.91,t=8.278), TCM syndrome (2.33 ± 0.10 vs.4.86 ± 0.93,t=18.934), endoscopic assessment (0.89 ± 0.03 vs.1.60 ± 1.14, t=4.358) than those of the control group (P<0.01). The TCM group showed significantly higher effective rate (93.88%vs.75.51%) than the control groupa (χ2=6.376,P=0.012). The adverse events of TCM group and control group were 0% (0/49) and 12.24% (6/49), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=6.391,P=0.012).Conclusion Fuzi-Lizhong decoction is safe and effective therapy for IBS-D with Chinese pattern of Yang deficiency of spleen and kidney.
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Objective To explore the role of Treg/Th17 cell ratio imbalance in the pathogenesis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients with different Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome differentiation classifications: bleeding due to blood-heat, Yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity and Qi deficiency-caused bleeding. Methods A total of 92 patients were divided into the bleeding due to blood-heat group (n=30), Yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity group (n=31) and Qi deficiency-caused bleeding group (n=31) according to the TCM syndrome differentiation classification. The peripheral blood samples were obtained from the patients and 30 volunteers served as healthy controls. The percentages of Treg cells and Th17 cells in the blood samples were analyzed by flow cytometry, and the mRNA levels of Foxp3 and ROR-γt were analyzed by RT-PCR. Results The percentages of Treg cells in the peripheral blood of 3 different TCM syndrome ITP groups were significantly lower than those of control group (P<0.05), that of the bleeding due to blood-heat group was significantly lower than that of Yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity group and Qi deficiency-caused bleeding group (P<0.05), and that of Qi deficiency-caused bleeding group was signficantly lower than that of Yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity group (P<0.05). The percentages of Th17 cells in peripheral blood of 3 different TCM syndrome ITP groups were significantly higher than that of control group(P<0.05), and that of Yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity group was signficanlty higher than that of Qi deficiency-caused bleeding group (P<0.05). The ratios of Treg/Th17 of the 3 different TCM syndrome ITP groups were significantly lower than that of control group (P<0.05), that of the bleeding due to blood-heat group was significantly lower than that of Qi deficiency-caused bleeding group and Yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity group (P<0.05), and that of Qi deficiency-caused bleeding group was significantly lower than that of Yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity group (P<0.05). The Foxp3 mRNA levels of 3 different TCM syndrome ITP groups were significantly lower than that of control group (P<0.05), and there were significant differences between each two groups by the pairwise comparison (P<0.05). While ROR-γ mRNA levels of the 3 different TCM syndrome ITP groups were significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion The decreased Treg cells in patients with ITP contributes to the development and progression of ITP. The imbalance of Treg/Th17 ratio may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of ITP. The distribution of the percentages of Treg cells, the ratio of Treg/Th17 and the mRNA level of Foxp3 in a increasing order is: bleeding due to blood-heat group < Qi deficiency-caused bleeding group < Yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity group.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of Huatan-Tongfu decoction in the treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with heat-phlegm and sthenic-fu syndrome.Methods The SAH patients met the inclusion criteria were randomly recruited into a control group and a treatment group, 41 patients in each group.The control group was treated with western conventional medicine and sustained administration of nimodipine injection;the treatment group was nasal feeding or oral taking Huatan-Tongfu decoction on the basis of the control group.Both groups were treated for 14 days.On respectively 3, 7, 14 days after treatment the level of subarachnoid hematocele was evaluated with modified Fisher gradehemorrhage, the degree of serum nitric oxide levels was detected with ELISA method, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated according to the neurological impairment score.Results The total effective rate of 3 d (46.3％ vs.36.6％, P=0.006), 7 d (58.5％ vs.43.9％, P=0.000), 14 d (73.2％ vs.58.5％, P=0.000) in the treatment group were better than the control group (P＜0.01).After treatment 7 d (22.93 ± 7.32 μmol/L vs.16.52 ± 5.79 μmol/L, P=0.034), 14 d (27.65 ± 5.06 μmol/L vs.19.54 ± 3.76 μmol/L, P=0.015) serum nitric oxide levels in the treatment group were higher than in the control group (P＜0.05).After treatment, the improved Fisher scoring (1.29 ± 0.23 vs.1.69 ± 0.38, t=5.766) in the treatment group was significantly lower than the control group (P＜0.01).Conclusion Huatan-Tongfu decoction can improve SAH with heat-phlegm and sthenic-fu syndrome, relieve neurological defect function, reduce levels of NO, and improve clinical efficacy.
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In the treatment of 48 cases of peripheral facial paralysis by puncturing Yangbai (GB 14)toward Yuyao (Ex-HN 4), Dicang (ST 4) toward Jiache (ST 6), Xiaguan (ST 7) toward Jiache (ST 6),Sibai (ST 2) toward Quanliao (SI 18), Baihui (GV 20) toward Taiyang (Ex-HN 5), Yintang (Ex-HN 3)toward Shangen (Ex-HN), Cuanzhu (BL 2) toward Jingming (BL 1), and Hegu (LI 4) toward Laogong (PC 8) on the sick side, with other acupoints added in accordance with the symptoms, the results showed cure in 39 cases, remarkable effect in 7 cases, failure in 2 cases, and the curative rate in 81.2% and the effective rate in 95.8%.