Geng GQ. Clinical curative effects of oral prednisone acetate combined with total glucosides of peony for treatment of liver injury associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2016;
24:3618-3621. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v24.i24.3618]
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Abstract
AIM
To evaluate the clinical effects of oral prednisone acetate combined with total glucosides of peony (TGP) for treatment of liver injury associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
METHODS
Ninety-two systemic lupus erythematosus patients with liver injury treated at our hospital from June 2013 to June 2015 were included and randomly divided into either a study group or a control group, with 46 cases in each group. The control group received conventional prednisone acetate therapy, and the study group received TGP and prednisone acetate. The efficacy, liver function status and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS
The total effective rate was significantly higher in the study group than in the control group (93.5% vs 73.9%,P < 0.05). After treatment, serum ALT, γ-GT and AST were significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (31.7 ± 7.4 vs 62.4 ± 10.5; 21.7 ± 4.8 vs 35.7 ± 5.8; 88.4 ± 9.1 vs 121.6 ± 10.7, P < 0.05). The incidence of adverse events was significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (8.7% vs 23.9%, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
Compared with conventional glucocorticoid therapy, oral prednisone acetate combined with TGP has better curative effect, can significantly improve liver function and is associated with fewer adverse reactions in patients with liver injury associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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