疏肝清脂汤治疗混合型肝病临床疗效观察

[目的]观察疏肝清脂汤治疗混合性肝病肝纤维化的临床疗效。[方法]混合性肝病肝纤维化患者96例,随机分成治疗组48例和对照组48例。对照组用易善复胶囊,治疗组在对照组基础上口服中药疏肝清脂汤。观察治疗前后患者的症状体征,肝功能(ALT、AST)、血脂(TC、TG)、肝纤维化指标(HA、PC-Ⅲ、IV-C、LN)、上腹部B超等情况。[结果]临床症状体征、肝功能、血脂、肝纤维化和B超情况前后对比有统计学上意义(P<0.01)。[结论]疏肝清脂汤具有明显改善患者临床症状体征、改善肝功能、降低血脂和抗肝纤维化功能。

疏肝清脂汤治疗混合型肝病48例

目的:观察疏肝清脂汤治疗混合性肝病肝纤维化临床疗效。方法:将96例病例随机分成治疗组和对照组两组各48例。治疗组患者口服中药疏肝清脂汤,并合用易善复胶囊,对照组仅用易善复胶囊。观察治疗前后患者的症状体征、肝功能(ALT、AST)、血脂(TC、TG)、肝纤维化指标(HA、PC-III、IV-C、LN)、上腹部B超等情况。结果:临床症状体征、肝功能、血脂、肝纤维化和B超情况前后对比有统计学上意义(P<0.01)。结论:疏肝清脂汤具有明显改善患者临床症状体征、改善肝功能、降低血脂和抗肝纤维化功能。

High circulating N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and tumor necrosis factor-α in mixed cryoglobulinemia

AIM: To evaluate serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in a large series of patients with hepatitis C associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC+HCV).METHODS: Serum NTproBNP and TNF-α levels were assayed in 50 patients with MC+HCV, and in 50 sex- and age-matched controls. RESULTS: Cryoglobulinemic patients showed signifi cantly higher mean NTproBNP and TNF-α levels than controls (P < 0.001; Mann-Whitney U test). By defining high NTproBNP level as a value higher than 125 pg/mL (the single cut-off point for outpatients under 75 years of age), 30% of MC+HCV and 6% of controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P < 0.01). With a cut-off point of 300 pg/mL (used to rule out heart failure (HF) in patients under 75 years of age), 8% of MC+HCV and 0 controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P < 0.04). With a cut-off point of 900 pg/mL (used for ruling in HF in patients aged 50-75 years; such as thepatients of our study), 6% of MC+HCV and 0 controls had high NTproBNP (χ2, P = 0.08).CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates high levels of circulating NTproBNP and TNF-α in MC+HCV patients. The increase of NTproBNP may indicate the presence of a subclinical cardiac dysfunction.