Therapeutic effect of Yupingfeng powder combined with extensively hydrolyzed milk formulas on milk protein allergy in infants / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the efficacy of Yupingfeng powder combined with extensively hydrolyzed milk formulas in the treatment of milk protein allergy in infants and its effects on immune function, interleukin-10 (IL-10) and IL-22 levels. Methods:Eighty infants with milk protein allergy who received treatment in Hangzhou Children's Hospital from January 2020 to January 2021 were included in this study. They were randomly assigned to Yupingfeng powder and conventional treatment groups, with 40 infants per group. An additional 80 infants who concurrently received health examination in the same hospital were included in the control group. The conventional group was treated with extensively hydrolyzed milk formulas. The Yupingfeng powder group was treated with Yupingfeng powder combined with extensively hydrolyzed milk formulas. All infants were treated for 30 successive days. Clinical efficacy, serum total immunoglobulin (IgE), milk specific IgE (sIgE), peripheral blood CD 4+CD 25+ Treg, IL-10 and IL-22 levels were compared between groups. Results:Total response rate in the Yupingfeng powder group was significantly higher than that in the conventional treatment group [92.50% (37/40) vs. 72.50% (29/40), χ2 = 5.54, P < 0.05]. Serum total IgE and milk sIgE levels in the Yupingfeng powder group were (132.93 ± 14.61) IU/L and (0.62 ± 0.14) IU/L, respectively, which were significantly lower than (150.27 ± 16.22) IU/L and (0.85 ± 0.17) IU/L in the conventional treatment group ( t = 5.02, 6.61, both P < 0.05). The expression of CD 4+CD 25+ Treg in the Yupingfeng powder group was significantly higher than that in the conventional treatment group [(13.29 ± 1.40)% vs. (11.84 ± 1.27)%, t = 4.85, P < 0.05). CD 4+CD 25+ Treg expression in the Yupingfeng powder group was not significantly different from that in the control group [(13.40 ± 2.03)%, t = 0.31, P = 0.759]. IL-10 in the Yupingfeng powder group was significantly higher than that in the conventional treatment group [(34.57 ± 4.07) μg/L vs. (22.19 ± 2.15) μg/L, t = 17.01, P < 0.05]. IL-22 level in the Yupingfeng powder group was significantly lower than that in the conventional treatment group [(2.20 ± 0.42) ng/L vs. (5.28 ± 0.79) ng/L, t = 21.77, P < 0.05]. IL-10 and IL-22 levels in the Yupingfeng powder group were not different from those in the control group [(35.53 ± 3.85) μg/L, (2.13 ± 0.53) ng/L, t = 1.26, P = 0.209; t = 0.73, P = 0.468]. Conclusion:Yupingfeng powder combined with extensively hydrolyzed milk formulas is highly effective on milk protein allergy. The combined therapy can improve the immune function of infants, enhance IL-10 level, and decrease IL-22 level.