TANG Bao-ming. Effect of Bushen Tiaochong Decoction in Treating 62 Patients with Osteoporosis After Menopause[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(6): 191-194.
TANG Bao-ming. Effect of Bushen Tiaochong Decoction in Treating 62 Patients with Osteoporosis After Menopause[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(6): 191-194. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2015060191.
Objective: To discuss the curative efficacy of Bushen Tiaochong decoction in treating postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) and to investigate its influence on interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). Method: One hundred and twenty-four patients with PMOP were randomly divided into the control group (62 cases) and the observation group (62 cases) by a random number table. Patients in the control group took 10 mg alendronate sodium tablets and 0.6 g calcium carbonate D3 chewable tablets orally. Based on the treatment of the control group
patients in the observation group added 1 dose Bushen Tiaochong decoction in twice daily. All patients in both two groups received 6 months of treatment. Before and after treatment
score of pain of lower back was graded by visual analogue scales (VAS)
bone mineral density of lumbar L2-4 and levels of serous calcium (Ca)
phosphorus (P)
alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
bone gla protein (BGP)
estrogen2(E2)
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
luteinizing hormone (LH)
interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were detected. Result: The total effective rate of osteoporosis in the observation group was 91.9%
which is superior to 77.4% in the control group (P<0.05). VAS of pain of lower back in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.01). After treatment
bone mineral density of lumbar L2-4 was higher (P<0.01)
levels of BGP and ALP were lower
and level of Ca was higher than those in the control group (P<0.01). E2 level in both groups increased obviously and the result in the observation group was better than that in the control group (P<0.01). Levels of FSH decreased in both groups (P<0.01). Levels of IL-1 and IL-6 in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Bushen Tiaochong decoction could improve bone mineral density and relieve pain symptoms of patients with PMOP. The comprehensive curative effect was superior to Western medicine treatment alone
and its mechanism of action may be related to improving the level of estrogenic hormone
inhibiting osteoclast-activating factor
promoting osteogenesis and inhibiting bone resorption.