Effect and mechanism of qiangguixishu pills in the treatment with knee osteoarthritis / 中国生化药物杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effect of qiangguixishu pills in the treatment with knee osteoarthritis and influence in miR of circulating and inflammatory factor index.Methods 50 patients with KOA from October 2014 to October 2015 were randomly divided into two groups,the observation group and the control group,with 25 cases in each group.The control group using Diacerein capsules for treatment,the observation group received the Qiangguixishu pills for treatment,compared the WOMAC score and clinical efficacy before and after treatment between two groups,and changes of miR and inflammatory factors circulating.Results There was no difference in WOMAC score between the two groups before treatment;pain,joint stiffness, daily activities and comprehensive scores were decreased after treatment in two groups(P<0.05),and it was lower in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05);There was no significant difference at blood miR-146a,miR-140,miR-21,IL-6,IL-1beta,TNF-alpha contents between the two groups,miR-21 beta,IL-6,IL-1 beta,TNF-alpha were lower than that before treatment in the two groups after treatment(P<0.05),miR-140,miR-146a were higher than before treatment(P<0.05),and compared with the control group,the above indicators at the observation group were had significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion There were the therapeutic effect in the treatment with KOA by Qiangguixishu pills and its mechanism maybe realized by regulating the miR and inflammatory factor.