ABSTRACT Objective:To investigate the effects of entecavir combined with kushenin on chronic hepatitis B and its effect on peripheral blood immunoglobulin, TNF α and IL 6. Methods: In this study, 70 hospitalized patients in our hospital from March 2015 to September 2016 were divided into observation group (n=35) and control group (n=35) according to double blind method. Control group was given entecavir 0.5 mg orally, once a day; The observation group was given kushenin 0.2 g orally, 3 times/day on the basis of therapeutic schedule of control group, both tid for 12 months. The changes of serum levels (HBV DNA, alanine aminotransferase, ALT normalization rate), the serum virology indices (Hbeag negative rate, HBeag/HBeAb seroconversion rate, HBsAg loss rate), the peripheral blood immunoglobulin (IgM, IgA, IgG) and the tumor necrosis factors (TNF α, IL 6) were observed and recorded. Results: The HBV DNA levels decreased after treatment in both groups, but the decrease level was more significant in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.01); The ALT levels decreased after treatment in both groups, but no significant difference between groups was found (P>0.05); The recovery rate of ALT in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group (94.28% vs. 74.29%, P<0.05); The Hbeag negative rate, HBeag/HBeAb seroconversion rate, HBsAg loss rate were 88.57%, 48.57%, 62.85% respectively, which were significantly higher than those of the control group (65.71%, 22.85%, 31.43%, P<0.05); After treatment, the level of peripheral blood immunoglobulin (IgM, IgA and IgG) increased, but the increase level in the observation group was more significant than that in the control group (P<0.05); The tumor necrosis factors (TNF α, IL 6) levels decreased after treatment (P<0.05), the decrease was more obvious in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The entecavir combined with kushenin was an effective to ameliorate the content of immunoglobulin in peripheral blood and immune response level. It reduced the content of serum TNF α and IL 6, control the intrahepatic inflammation development, which was worthy of clinical application. |