Effects of Anchang Formula Combined with Aluminium Phosphate Gel on Inflammatory Factors,Immune Function and Intestinal Flora in Patients with Radiation Enteritis Induced by Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer
Objective To observe the effect of Anchang Formula(mainly composed of Agrimoniae Herba,Sanguisorbae Radix,Poria,Pulsatillae Radix,Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma,and fried Paeoniae Radix Alba)combined with Aluminum Phosphate Gel on inflammatory factors,immune function and intestinal flora in patients with radiation enteritis caused by radiotherapy for cervical cancer.Methods Seventy-eight patients with radiation enteritis caused by radiotherapy for cervical cancer were randomly divided into combined group(41 cases)and reference group(37 cases).The reference group was treated with Aluminum Phosphate Gel,and the combined group was treated with Anchang Formula combined with Aluminum Phosphate Gel.The course of treatment for the two groups lasted for 15 days.The changes of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores,serum interleukin 2(IL-2),procalcitonin(PCT),T lymphocyte subsets CD4+,CD8+,CD4+/CD8+ levels and intestinal flora in the two groups were observed before and after treatment.After treatment,the clinical efficacy of the two groups was evaluated.Results(1)After 15 days of treatment,the total effective rate of the combined group was 90.24%(37/41),and that of the reference group was 70.27%(26/37).The intergroup comparison showed that the clinical efficacy of the combined group was significantly superior to that of the reference group(P<0.05).(2)After treatment,the scores of TCM symptoms of mucopurulent bloody stool,diarrhea,tenesmus and abdominal pain in the two groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the decrease in the combined group was significantly superior to that in the reference group(P<0.01).(3)After treatment,the levels of serum inflammatory factors of IL-2 and PCT in the two groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the decrease in the combined group was more obvious than that in the reference group(P<0.01).(4)After treatment,the levels of immune function indicators of T lymphocyte subsets CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+ in the two groups were higher than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the level of CD8+ was lower than that before treatment(P<0.05).The increase of CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+ levels and the decrease of CD8+ levels in the combined group were more obvious than those in the reference group(P<0.01).(5)After treatment,the levels of intestinal flora of Lactobacillus,Bifidobacterium and Escherichia coli in the two groups were higher than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the increase in the combined group was more obvious that in the reference group(P<0.01).Conclusion Anchang Formula combined with Aluminum Phosphate Gel exerts significant efficacy for the treatment of patients with radiation enteritis caused by radiotherapy for cervical cancer.The combined therapy can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms of patients,reduce the inflammatory reaction,improve the immune function,and balance the intestinal flora.