Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (05): 532-538.DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6272(15)30058-3

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Use of Xinfeng capsule to treat abarticular pathologic changes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Jian Liu, Yunxiang Cao, Chuanbing Huang, Yuan Wang, Xi Chen, Wandong Zhang, Guizhen Wang, Haixia Fan, Yao Ge, Ruilian Chen, Ruikai Zong, Yajun Qi, Yue Sun, Yifei Liu, Fang Wang   

  1. Department of Rheumatology,First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Graduate School of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;
  • Accepted:2014-10-15 Online:2014-10-05 Published:2022-04-05

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To observe the influence of Xinfengcapsule(XFC) on abarticular pathologic changes(APCs) and other indices of patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) and explore the mechanism of action of XFC in improving such changes.METHODS: Three-hundred RA patients were divided randomly into a treatment group(n=150) and control group(n=150). A normal control(NC)group(n=90) was also created. Changes in cardiac function, pulmonary function, anemia indices and platelet parameters of RA patients were measured.Curative effects of the two groups were compared,and comparison carried out with the NC group.RESULTS: In 300 RA patients, late diastolic peak flow velocity(A peak) was much higher(P

Key words: Arthritis,rheumatoid, Pathologic processes, Xinfeng capsule

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Jian Liu, Yunxiang Cao, Chuanbing Huang, Yuan Wang, Xi Chen, Wandong Zhang, Guizhen Wang, Haixia Fan, Yao Ge, Ruilian Chen, Ruikai Zong, Yajun Qi, Yue Sun, Yifei Liu, Fang Wang. Use of Xinfeng capsule to treat abarticular pathologic changes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2014, 34(05): 532-538.