Mixture on the slow kidney and the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis clinical efficacy of T lymphocyte subsets.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Mixture on the slow kidney and the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis clinical efficacy of T lymphocyte subsets [Keywords:] Slow Kidney Mixture, rheumatoid arthritis; T lymphocyte subsets February 2004 -2005 in December, I used slow renal Mixture 42 cases of rheumatoid arthritis treatment, and with Fenbid as control and observe the effect on T lymphocyte subsets of regulatory role. Are reported below. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information 82 patients were hospital outpatients. Diagnosis are in line with American Rheumatism Association 1987 revised classification criteria: ① morning stiffness at least 1 h (gt; = 6 周), ② 3 or 3 or more swollen joints (≥ 6 weeks) , ③ wrist, metacarpophalangeal joints or proximal interphalangeal joint swelling (gt; = 6 weeks); ④ symmetry of joint swelling (gt; = 6 weeks); ⑤ subcutaneous nodules, ⑥ hand X-ray changes, ⑦ rheumatoid factor positive . with more than four or four or more diagnosis was established. 82 patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. the treatment of 42 patients, 4 male and 38 female, aged 18 to 56 years, mean 37 years, disease duration 1.5 12 years. the control group of 40 patients, 3 males and 37 females, aged 19 to 58 years, mean 38.5 years, duration of 3 to 11 years .2 group sex, age, duration of symptoms the difference was not significant, comparable. 1.2 Treatment The treatment group taking slow renal Mixture (Chengdu Diao Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd Tianfu products, mainly composed of Astragalus medicines, Rehmanniae, Jiao, Gui, Patrina grass, 120 mL / bottle), each 30 mL 3 times a day. Fenbid take control group, each 300 mg, 2 times a day .2 groups were 3 months for a course of treatment. 1.3 OUTCOME MEASURES AND METHODS Observation of joint swelling, pain, morning stiffness and adverse reactions to improve the situation, before and after treatment, the level of detection of T lymphocyte subsets, using APAAP method, reagents of biological a