Clinical Efficacy of Addition and Subtraction Therapy of Longdan Xiegan Tang Combined with Acupuncture on Herpes Simplex Keratitis (HSK) with Syndrome of Exuberance of Liver Fire
LU Shi-you, SU Yan. Clinical Efficacy of Addition and Subtraction Therapy of Longdan Xiegan Tang Combined with Acupuncture on Herpes Simplex Keratitis (HSK) with Syndrome of Exuberance of Liver Fire[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(15): 216-221.
LU Shi-you, SU Yan. Clinical Efficacy of Addition and Subtraction Therapy of Longdan Xiegan Tang Combined with Acupuncture on Herpes Simplex Keratitis (HSK) with Syndrome of Exuberance of Liver Fire[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(15): 216-221. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20181537.
Objective: To discuss the clinical efficacy of addition and subtraction therapy of Longdan Xiegan Tang combined with acupuncture for herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) with syndrome of exuberance of liver fire and observe its regulation effect on immune inflammatory factors. Method: One hundred and twenty patients with HSK were randomly divided into control group and observation group by random number table. Both groups received local antiviral treatment. Patients in control group (56 cases and 59 eyes) received acupuncture
1 time/day
6 times/week. Based on the treatment in control group
the patients in observation group (55 cases and 58 eyes) got addition and subtraction therapy of Longdan Xiegan Tang
1 dose/day. The treatment was continued for 4 weeks in both groups. Before and after treatment
the main symptoms
signs
visual examination and fluorescent staining to corneal were detected and healing index of lesion surface were calculated. In addition
the levels of T cell subgroups (CD3+
CD4+
CD8+
CD4+/CD8+)
natural killer cells (NK)
interleukin-2 (IL-2)
interleukin-10 (IL-10)
interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and nuclear transcription factor-κB (NF-κB) were detected. Result: After treatment
the scores of main symptoms and signs in observation group were lower than those in control group (P<0.01). After treatment
the ameliorate of vision was superior to that in control group; rate of vision recovery in observation group was 77.59%
higher than 57.63% in control group (χ2=5.313
P<0.05). In rank sum test
the healing index of lesopm surface in observation group was better than that in control group after treatment (P<0.05)
and the clinical efficacy was also superior to that in control group (P<0.05). Levels of NK
CD3+
CD4+
CD4+/CD8+
IL-2 and IFN-γ were all higher than those in control group
while levels of CD8+
IL-10 and NF-κB were lower than those in control group (P<0.05
P<0.01). Conclusion: Addition and subtraction therapy of Longdan Xiegan Tang combined with acupuncture has better clinical efficacy than acupuncture alone in the treatment of HSK with syndrome of exuberance of liver fire
and it can also regulate immune inflammation of the body.