Follow-up Efficacy of Integrative Chinese and Western Drugs on Localized Scleroderma with Vitamine B_6 and Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction

摘要

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effects of vitamine B_6 (Vit B_6) and Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction (XFZY, for activating blood circulation to remove stasis) in patients with localized scler-oderma(LSD). Methods: Thirty-three patients were treated with XFZY and Vit B_6, with 15 cases taking orally prednisone acetate and 20 healthy volunteers as the control. Their level of soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in the patients with LSD before and after treatment were observed. Results: The level of sIL-2R and TNF-α in the serum from the patients with LSD were higher than those of healthy volunteers (P< 0.01). After treatment with Vit B_6 and XFZY, the level of sIL-2R and TNF-α from the patients with LSD decreased significantly (P< 0.01), but there were no difference between the group taking Vit B_6 plus XFZY and the group given prednisone. Conclusion: The activating blood circulation to remove stasis approach in treating LSD with integrative Chinese and Western drugs got better results, and metabolic disorder of tryptophan might be correlated with the etiology of LSD.