The RA mixture is composed of Tripterygium wilfordii (TW) and other Chinese medicinalherbs with effect of expelling Wind, activating blood circulation, invigorating the Kidney and Qi . The authorstreated rheumatoid ar...The RA mixture is composed of Tripterygium wilfordii (TW) and other Chinese medicinalherbs with effect of expelling Wind, activating blood circulation, invigorating the Kidney and Qi . The authorstreated rheumatoid arthritis ( RA) patients with RA mixture and compared it with D-Penicillamine as ocntrol .The two group's therapeutical effect is similar ( P >0. 05) , but side effect occuring ratio in treatment groupwas obviously lower than that of control group ( P<0 . 01 ) . After treatment with RA mixture, the patient's hu-man lymphocytic antigen-degenerative reaction ( HLA-DR+ ) cell, CD4/CD8 ratio were reduced and auto-mixed lymphocytic reaction ( AMLR) level enhanced ( P < 0. 05) . The results of animal experiment showedthat swelling of rheumatoid arthritis model mouse's joint could be reduced by both RA mixture and TW. Com-paring with TW. RA mixture had stronger effect in controlling the inflammation of synovial cell and fibroid de-generation of fibrocytes. At the same time, RA mixture had stronger effect in protecting immune organ fromatrophy and maintaining functions of cellular immunity. All these suggest that RA mixture can reduce the syn-droms of RA by improving distribution of T Iymphocyte subsets and functions of cellular immunity. The Chinesemedicinal herbs for reinforcing Kidney, supplementing Qi , activating blood circulation and expelling evil windin the RA mixture could enhance TW's therapeutical effect and reduce it's side effect.展开更多
文摘The RA mixture is composed of Tripterygium wilfordii (TW) and other Chinese medicinalherbs with effect of expelling Wind, activating blood circulation, invigorating the Kidney and Qi . The authorstreated rheumatoid arthritis ( RA) patients with RA mixture and compared it with D-Penicillamine as ocntrol .The two group's therapeutical effect is similar ( P >0. 05) , but side effect occuring ratio in treatment groupwas obviously lower than that of control group ( P<0 . 01 ) . After treatment with RA mixture, the patient's hu-man lymphocytic antigen-degenerative reaction ( HLA-DR+ ) cell, CD4/CD8 ratio were reduced and auto-mixed lymphocytic reaction ( AMLR) level enhanced ( P < 0. 05) . The results of animal experiment showedthat swelling of rheumatoid arthritis model mouse's joint could be reduced by both RA mixture and TW. Com-paring with TW. RA mixture had stronger effect in controlling the inflammation of synovial cell and fibroid de-generation of fibrocytes. At the same time, RA mixture had stronger effect in protecting immune organ fromatrophy and maintaining functions of cellular immunity. All these suggest that RA mixture can reduce the syn-droms of RA by improving distribution of T Iymphocyte subsets and functions of cellular immunity. The Chinesemedicinal herbs for reinforcing Kidney, supplementing Qi , activating blood circulation and expelling evil windin the RA mixture could enhance TW's therapeutical effect and reduce it's side effect.