Effect of Yupingfeng Powder on Immune Function in Cough-variant Asthma Patients at Remission Stage
- VernacularTitle:玉屏风散对咳嗽变异型哮喘缓解期患者免疫功能的影响
- Author:
Yu ZHANG
;
Zhongde ZHANG
;
Xi ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
COUGH-VARIANT ASTHMA/TCD therapy;
YUPINGFENG POWDER/therapeutic use;
IMMUNOGLOBULIN E/blood;
T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATIONS/blood
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2004;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of Yupingfeng Powder(YP) on IgE level and T lymphocyte subpopulations of CD4+ and CD8+ in cough-variant asthma patients at remission stage.Methods Seventy-four cough-variant asthma(CVA) patients at remission stage were randomized into two groups.The treatment group(N=36) received oral use of YP and the control group(N=38) received oral use of placebo,the treatment lasting 8 weeks.The changes of serum IgE level and T lymphocyte subpopulations of CD4+ and CD8+ were observed before and after treatment.Results After treatment,serum IgE level and CD4+ percentage were decreased,CD8+ percentage increased,and CD4+/CD8+ decreased in the treatment group(P0.05),but were significant between the control group and the treatment group after treatment(P
