Effects of Qinxitong tablets and tripterygium glycosides on platelet aggregation and B cell expression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Objective To analyze the effects of Qinxitong tablets combined with tripterygium glycosides on platelet aggregation and B cell expression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA).Methods A total of 100 RA patients admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to February 2022 were selected and divided into study group(tripterygium glycosides+methotrexate+Qinxitong tablets,n=49)and control group(tripterygium glycosides+methotrexate,n=51)according to simple sorting random method.The efficacy,clinical symptom score,helper T cell(Th)17/regulatory T cell(Treg)and C-reactive protein(CRP),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),cyclic citrullinated peptide(CCP),soluble growth stimulation expressed gene 2 protein(sST2),matrix metalloproteinases(MMP)3,rheumatoid factor(RF),human plateletα granule membrane glycoprotein(CD62p),CD41,chemokine C-X-C motif ligand(CXCL)13 and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups.Results After treatment,the total effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group(95.92%vs 74.51%,P<0.05).The scores of morning stiffness,joint pain,joint swelling and joint tenderness were lower than those of control group(P<0.05).The levels of Th17/Treg,CRP and ESR were lower than those of control group(P<0.05).The levels of sST2,MMP3 and RF were lower than those of control group(P<0.05).Serum levels of CD62p and CD41 were lower than those of control group(P<0.05).The level of CXCL13 was lower than that of control group(P<0.05).The total complication rate was lower than that of control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Qinxitong tablets combined with tripterygium glycosides can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms of RA patients,inhibit platelet aggregation,reduce the expression of inflammatory cells and B cell,and control the levels of sST2,MMP3 and RF,which is safe and effective.