GU Jin-hua, WU Ya-lin, CHEN Wen-lin, et al. Clinical Efficacy and Mechanism of Heiguteng Zhuifeng Huoluo Capsule in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(3): 180-184.
GU Jin-hua, WU Ya-lin, CHEN Wen-lin, et al. Clinical Efficacy and Mechanism of Heiguteng Zhuifeng Huoluo Capsule in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(3): 180-184. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2018030180.
Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy and deep mechanism of Heiguteng Zhuifeng Huoluo capsule in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Method:The 80 patients with rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed in The Second People's Hospital of Yibin were randomly divided into observation group (40 cases) and control group (40 cases). The control group was given with oral loxoprofen sodium 60 mg/time
3 times/d; methotrexate (MTX) 7.5-2 mg/times
1 time/week; the observation group was given with additional Heiguteng Zhuifeng Huoluo capsule based on oral loxoprofen sodium
0.9 g/time
3 times/d
for continuous 3 months. The changes of joint tenderness
joint swelling
joint swelling index
average grip strength
rest pain and morning stiffness time were observed by using visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after treatment. The levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ERS)
C-reactive protein (CRP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) before and after treatment. The changes of interleukin (IL)-17A
IL-18 and IL-27 in synovial fluid were measured by ELISA. Real-time PCR was used to detect the expression levels of microRNA (miR)-146a and miR-16 in the synovial fluid before and after treatment. Result:The clinical efficacy of the observation group was better than that of the control group (P <0.05) by Ridit analysis. The number of joint tenderness
joint swelling
joint swelling index
average grip strength
rest rest pain and morning stiffness were significantly better in observation group than those in control group (P <0.01). The expression levels of ERS
CRP and RF in serum of the observation group were significantly lower than those in control group
and the expression levels of IL-17A
IL-18
IL-27
miR-146a and miR-16 in synovial fluid of observation group were also significantly lower than those in control group. Conclusion:Heiguteng Zhuifeng Huoluo capsule can reduce the expression of miR-146a and miR-16
regulate the release of inflammatory factors
and reduce the expression of autoimmune factors
so as to improve the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.