HAN Xiao-dong, WEN Xin, ZHANG Hai-xia, et al. Effect of Fuqingzhu Huodan Shenfang on Regulation of T Cell Subsets and Related Cytokines in Patients with Herpes Zoster[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2017, 23(18): 198-203.
HAN Xiao-dong, WEN Xin, ZHANG Hai-xia, et al. Effect of Fuqingzhu Huodan Shenfang on Regulation of T Cell Subsets and Related Cytokines in Patients with Herpes Zoster[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2017, 23(18): 198-203. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2017180198.
Objective: To explore the clinical effect and mechanism by observing the effect of Fuqingzhu Huodan Shenfang on the cell subsets and related cytokines in patients with herpes zoster.Method: The 136 cases of herpes zoster were randomly divided into observation group and control group
68 cases in each group. The patients in control group were treated with conventional western medicine
and patients in observation group were treated with FU Qing-zhu Huodan Shenfang based on the treatment in control group. Then the clinical efficacy of the two groups was observed
and T cell subsets
interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels before and after treatment were detected and compared between two groups
and serum STAT3
p-STAT3 levels were detected by Real-time PCR.Result: The total efficiency was 97.1% in observation group
significantly higher than 83.8% in control group (χ2=5.146
P<0.05). After treatment
the visual analogue scale(VAS) scores were significantly decreased in both groups (P<0.05)
and the decrease was more obvious in observation group (P<0.05). After 6 months of follow-up
the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia was 5.9% in observation group
significantly lower than 26.5% in control group (P<0.05). After treatment
the CD3+
CD4+ were significantly increased in both groups (P<0.05); the CD8+ count was significantly decreased (P<0.05) and CD4+/CD8+ was significantly increased in observation group
and the CD4+/CD8+ was higher than that in control group (P<0.05). After treatment
the IL-6
IL-4 levels were significantly decreased and TNF-α was significantly increased in both groups (P<0.05)
and the changes were more obvious in observation group (P<0.05). Before treatment
the STAT3 and p-STAT3 levels were at the same level in two groups
and after treatment
they were significantly decreased in both groups (P<0.05)
and the decrease was more obvious in observation group (P<0.05).Conclusion: On the basis of conventional western medicine
Fuqingzhu Huodan Shenfang can better reduce the clinical symptoms
improve clinical curative effect
and the mechanism may be relate to regulating immune function
inhibiting the JAK/STAT pathway
and reducing the inflammatory factors and inflammatory response.