Impact of Modified Bazhen Decoction on Bone Marrow Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 in Chronic Aplastic Anemia Patients / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of modified Bazhen Decoction ( MBD) on bone marrow fibroblast growth factor-1 ( FGF-1) in chronic aplastic anemia ( CAA) patients. Methods Sixty cases of CAA were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, 30 cases in each group. Both groups were given conventional western medicine such as oral use of Stanozolol and Ciclosporin, and additionally, the treatment group received oral use of MBD. Six months constituted one treatment course for both groups. After treatment, the clinical efficiency in western medicine field and on Chinese medical syndromes was evaluated in both groups. The changes of peripheral hemogram, adverse reaction, and FGF-1 in the bone marrow of both groups were also monitored. Results ( 1) Clinical efficacy in western medicine field was 80.0% in the treatment group, and was 66.7%in the control group (P<0.05). (2) The total effective rate on Chinese medical syndromes was 100.0% in the treatment group, and was 83.3%in the control group (P<0.05). (3) After treatment, the scores of symptoms were decreased in both groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01 compared with those before treatment), and the decrease in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group (P<0.05). (4) Peripheral white blood cell (WBC) count, hemoglobin (HGB) content and platelet (PLT) count as well as bone marrow FGF-1 were increased in both groups after treatment (P<0.01 compared with those before treatment), and the increase of WBC, HGB, PLT and FGF-1 in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group (P<0.05). (5) In the aspect of the adverse reaction, the treatment group had 2 cases of hepatic fucntion injury, and one case of acne and hairiness; the control group had 2 cases of gum hypertrophy, 5 cases of hepatic function injury, and 4 cases of acne and hairiness. The control group had higher incidence of adverse reaction ( P<0.05). Conclusion MBD exerts certain therapeutic effect for CAA, and one of the possible mechanisms is related with the regulation of FGF-1 level.