1.Zhongfeng-Tengtong decoction combined with pregabalin for central post-stroke pain
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;38(5):403-406
Objective To observe the clinical effect of Zhongfeng-Tengtong decoction combined with tramadol in the treatment of central post-stroke pain (CPSP). Methods A total of 121 patients with stroke were recruited in our hospital. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups by the ramdom number table method, 61 patients in the treatment group and 60 in the control group. All patients received conventional treatment of stroke secondary prevention, and the control group received oral tramadol hydrochloride sustained release tablets, while the treatment group received Zhongfeng-Tengtong decoction based on the intervention of control group. Both groups were treated for 14 days. The outcomes included Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL), and the changes of hemorheology indexes of the 2 groups before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the NRS scores of treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (2.5 ± 0.4 vs. 4.6 ± 0.7;t=20.303, P<0.01). and FMA and SS-QOL scores of treatment group were significantly higher than the control group (FMA 57.1 ± 18.1 vs. 44.2 ± 12.5;t=4.702, P<0.01), (SS-QOL 193.4 ± 25.6 vs. 165.4 ± 22.8;t=6.536, P<0.01). The whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, fibrinogen and thrombosis coefficient of treatment group were significantely lower than the control group (whole blood viscosity 4.22 ± 0.13 mPa?s vs. 4.56 ± 0.41 mPa?s, t=14.452, P<0.01;plasma viscosity 1.72 ± 0.31 mPa?s vs. 2.33 ± 0.23 mPa?s, t=14.258, P<0.01; fibrinogen 3.72 ± 0.49 g/L vs. 4.98 ± 0.41 g/L, t=17.783, P<0.01; thrombosis coefficient 0.76 ± 0.30 vs. 1.11 ± 0.20, t=8.178, P<0.01). Conclusions Zhongfeng-Tengtong decoction combined with tramadol could alleviate the pain symptom in patients with CPSP, improve the movement function of limbs and improve the quality of life.
2.Influence of Bushenqingtou Decoction on serum IL-2,IL-4,IL-10,TNF-α and IFN-γin chronic hepatitis B patients with positive HBeAg
Xinliang LIU ; Yiqun XIONG ; Daqiao ZHOU ; Guangdong TONG ; Jingsong HE ; Xiaohui ZHANG ; Shaogang XU ; Guiping MU ; Wenhe LIU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(5):565-566,571
Objective To observe the changes of peripheral blood interleukin-2(IL-2) ,interleukin-4(IL-4) ,interleukin-10(IL-10) ,tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in chronic hepatitis B(CHB) patients with positive e-anti-gen(HBeAg) treated by Bushenqingtou Decoction .Methods 60 cases of CHB with positive HBeAg were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group ,30 cases in each group .The CHB treatment group received Bushenqingtou Decoction with the treatment course of 48 week ,while the CHB control group did not received the medication therapy .In the beginning and at 48 weeks of treatment ,the blood in the two CHB groups were collected for detecting HBV DNA ,IL-2 ,IL-4 ,IL-10 ,TNF-αand IFN-γ. Results Compared with before treatments ,the levels of IL-2 ,TNF-αand IFN-γafter treatments in the CHB treatment group were obviously increased ,while the levels of HBV DNA ,IL-4 and IL-10 were remarkably decreased (P<0 .01);however ,there were no statistical differences of the various indexes after the treatments in the CHB control group (P>0 .05) .Conclusion Bushenqingtou Decoction could inhibit the replication of HBV DNA in the CHB patients with positive HBeAg and improve the body immune func-tion .