ABSTRACT Objective： To investigate the effect of Chinese herbal medicines for nourishing yin, supplementing qi, and activating blood on the reproductive endocrine-immune network and its mechanisms in patients with pr...ABSTRACT Objective： To investigate the effect of Chinese herbal medicines for nourishing yin, supplementing qi, and activating blood on the reproductive endocrine-immune network and its mechanisms in patients with primary Sjogren＇s syndrome （pSS）. Methods： Seventy pSS patients were randomly assigned to two groups using a randomized digital table： the integrative therapy group （36 cases） and the control group （34 cases）. Thirty healthy subjects were taken as a normal group. The control group was treated with hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets alone, and the integrative therapy group was treated by Chinese herbal medicines for nourishing yin, supplementing qi, and activating blood combined with hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets. The treatment course was 6 months for both groups. Before and after treatment, serum estradiol （E2）, testosterone （T）, luteinizing hormone （LH）, prolactin （PRL） by radioimmunoassay and immunoglobulin （IgG） by immunodiffusion, erythrocyte sedimentation rate （ESR） by Westergren, interferon-γ （IFN-γ） and interleukin-4 （IL-4） by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay were determined. Results： E2 and T levels in all patients were lower than those of normal subjects before treatment （P〈0.05） and were increased significantly after 6-month treatment （P〈0.05）. ESR, FSH, LH, IgG, IFN - γ, IL - 4 and ratios of E2/T, and IFN --γ/IL in the patients were higher than those of normal subjects before the treatments （P〈0.05）, and were reduced significantly after the treatments （P〈0.05）. The T and IFN -γ levels and E2/T ratio in the patients treated with integrative therapy were reduced significantly compared with the control group （P〈0.05）. However, the PRL levels before and after treatment were not significantly changed in the two groups （P〉0.05）. The ratios of E2/T and IFN -γ/IL-4, and levels of IgG and ESR were positively correlated before and after treatment （P〈0.05）. Conclusions： The ratios of E2/T and IFN - γ/ IL-4 might be used as indicators of pSS activity. Chinese herbal medicines for nourishing yin, supplementing qi, and activating blood combined with Western medicine could improve the therapeutic effect by regulating the reproductive endocrine-immune network in pSS patients.展开更多
目的观察电针不同组合穴位(简称组穴)对围绝经期大鼠生殖内分泌免疫网络相关指标的影响以及不同组穴的差异性。方法将40只16月龄围绝经期大鼠随机分为围绝经期对照组、电针非经穴点组、电针1组(电针"关元"、"三阴交&quo...目的观察电针不同组合穴位(简称组穴)对围绝经期大鼠生殖内分泌免疫网络相关指标的影响以及不同组穴的差异性。方法将40只16月龄围绝经期大鼠随机分为围绝经期对照组、电针非经穴点组、电针1组(电针"关元"、"三阴交")和电针2组(电针"关元"、"三阴交"、"百会"、"风府"),另将10只4月龄大鼠设为青年对照组。电针刺激结束后,检测各组血清雌二醇(estradiol,E2)、卵泡刺激素(follicle sti mulating hormone,FSH)、黄体生成激素(luteinizing hormone,LH)、β-内啡肽(β-endorphin,β-EP)、白细胞介素-2(interleukin-2,IL-2)、去甲肾上腺素(norepi-nephrine,NE)及下丘脑NE、多巴胺(dopamine,DA)、5-羟色胺(5-hydroxytryptamine,5-HT)的含量;称取胸腺质量,计算胸腺指数。结果①与青年对照组比较,围绝经期对照组除血清NE外,各项指标均有显著性变化(P<0.05,或P<0.01)。②电针1组与围绝经期对照组比较,对血清E2、FSH、LH、NE,下丘脑DA、5-HT有显著调节作用(P<0.05,或P<0.01)。③电针2组与围绝经期对照组比较,对血清FSH、LH、IL-2、β-EP、NE,下丘脑NE、DA、5-HT有显著调节作用(P<0.05,或P<0.01);④电针2组与电针1组两组间比较,在对E2、FSH、LH、IL-2、胸腺指数的调节作用上存在显著性差异(P<0.05,或P<0.01)。结论电针不同组穴通过调节下丘脑-垂体-卵巢轴的功能治疗围绝经期综合征,且不同组穴的作用存在差异。展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81473604)
文摘ABSTRACT Objective： To investigate the effect of Chinese herbal medicines for nourishing yin, supplementing qi, and activating blood on the reproductive endocrine-immune network and its mechanisms in patients with primary Sjogren＇s syndrome （pSS）. Methods： Seventy pSS patients were randomly assigned to two groups using a randomized digital table： the integrative therapy group （36 cases） and the control group （34 cases）. Thirty healthy subjects were taken as a normal group. The control group was treated with hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets alone, and the integrative therapy group was treated by Chinese herbal medicines for nourishing yin, supplementing qi, and activating blood combined with hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets. The treatment course was 6 months for both groups. Before and after treatment, serum estradiol （E2）, testosterone （T）, luteinizing hormone （LH）, prolactin （PRL） by radioimmunoassay and immunoglobulin （IgG） by immunodiffusion, erythrocyte sedimentation rate （ESR） by Westergren, interferon-γ （IFN-γ） and interleukin-4 （IL-4） by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay were determined. Results： E2 and T levels in all patients were lower than those of normal subjects before treatment （P〈0.05） and were increased significantly after 6-month treatment （P〈0.05）. ESR, FSH, LH, IgG, IFN - γ, IL - 4 and ratios of E2/T, and IFN --γ/IL in the patients were higher than those of normal subjects before the treatments （P〈0.05）, and were reduced significantly after the treatments （P〈0.05）. The T and IFN -γ levels and E2/T ratio in the patients treated with integrative therapy were reduced significantly compared with the control group （P〈0.05）. However, the PRL levels before and after treatment were not significantly changed in the two groups （P〉0.05）. The ratios of E2/T and IFN -γ/IL-4, and levels of IgG and ESR were positively correlated before and after treatment （P〈0.05）. Conclusions： The ratios of E2/T and IFN - γ/ IL-4 might be used as indicators of pSS activity. Chinese herbal medicines for nourishing yin, supplementing qi, and activating blood combined with Western medicine could improve the therapeutic effect by regulating the reproductive endocrine-immune network in pSS patients.
文摘目的观察电针不同组合穴位(简称组穴)对围绝经期大鼠生殖内分泌免疫网络相关指标的影响以及不同组穴的差异性。方法将40只16月龄围绝经期大鼠随机分为围绝经期对照组、电针非经穴点组、电针1组(电针"关元"、"三阴交")和电针2组(电针"关元"、"三阴交"、"百会"、"风府"),另将10只4月龄大鼠设为青年对照组。电针刺激结束后,检测各组血清雌二醇(estradiol,E2)、卵泡刺激素(follicle sti mulating hormone,FSH)、黄体生成激素(luteinizing hormone,LH)、β-内啡肽(β-endorphin,β-EP)、白细胞介素-2(interleukin-2,IL-2)、去甲肾上腺素(norepi-nephrine,NE)及下丘脑NE、多巴胺(dopamine,DA)、5-羟色胺(5-hydroxytryptamine,5-HT)的含量;称取胸腺质量,计算胸腺指数。结果①与青年对照组比较,围绝经期对照组除血清NE外,各项指标均有显著性变化(P<0.05,或P<0.01)。②电针1组与围绝经期对照组比较,对血清E2、FSH、LH、NE,下丘脑DA、5-HT有显著调节作用(P<0.05,或P<0.01)。③电针2组与围绝经期对照组比较,对血清FSH、LH、IL-2、β-EP、NE,下丘脑NE、DA、5-HT有显著调节作用(P<0.05,或P<0.01);④电针2组与电针1组两组间比较,在对E2、FSH、LH、IL-2、胸腺指数的调节作用上存在显著性差异(P<0.05,或P<0.01)。结论电针不同组穴通过调节下丘脑-垂体-卵巢轴的功能治疗围绝经期综合征,且不同组穴的作用存在差异。
