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| Randomized double-blinded and controlled clinical trial on treatment of HIV/AIDS by Zhongyan-4 |
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| KeyWord:HIV/AIDS principle for supplementing Qi nourishing Yin clearing heat and detoxication Zhongyan-4 T-Iymphocyte subsets HIV viral load |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | Wang Jian | Department of AIDS, Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700, Beijing | Tiger@email.com.cn | | Yang Feng-zhen | Department of AIDS, Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700, Beijing | | | Zhao Min | The 302 Hospital of PLA, China | | | Zhang Yun-hui | The 302 Hospital of PLA, China | | | Zhang Yong-xiang | Department of AIDS, Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700, Beijing | | | Liu Ying | Department of AIDS, Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700, Beijing | | | Liu Wei-min | Department of AIDS, Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700, Beijing | | | Wang Fu-sheng | The 302 Hospital of PLA, China | | | Xu Shu-ling | Department of AIDS, Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700, Beijing | | | Yu Zhi-min | Department of AIDS, Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700, Beijing | | | Xie Yan-ming | Department of AIDS, Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 100700, Beijing | | | Zhou Xian-zhi | The 302 Hospital of PLA, China | | | Iang Tian-jun | The 302 Hospital of PLA, China | |
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| Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of Zhongyan-4 (ZY-4, a Chinese herbal preparation worked out according to the therapeutic principle of supplementing qi, nourishing Yin, clearing heat and detoxication) in treating HIV/AIDS patients in the early or middle stage.Methods: Adopted was randomized double-blinded and placebo-parallel-controlled method, with 72 HIV/AIDS patients randomly divided into the ZY-4 group (36 patients) treated with ZY-4 and the control group (36 patients) treated with placebo. The treatment course was six months. The index of CD 4 + , CD 8 + counts, body weight, clinical symptom scoring were estimated at 4 time points (0, 1, 3 and 6 month in the course), and also the viral load before and after treatment. The whole course of observation was completed in 63 patients, 30 in the ZY-4 group and 33 in the control group.Results: CD 4 + count in the ZY-4 group got elevated by 7.70 ± 150.96/mm3 on average, while that in the control group lowered by 27.33 ± 85.28 /mm3. Fifteen out of the 30 patients in the ZY-4 group had their CD 4 + count increased, which was evidently much higher than that in the control group (8/33,P<0.05), suggesting that the efficacy of ZY-4 is superior to that of placebo in elevating CD 4 + count. Moreover, ZY-4 showed actions in elevating CD45RA+ and CD 8 + count, reducing HIV virus load, improving clinical symptom/sign and increasing body weight of patients. No obvious adverse reaction was found in the clinical trial.Conclusion: ZY-4 has an immunity-protective and/or rebuilding function in HIV/AIDS patients in the early and middle stage, and also shows effects in lowering viral load, increasing body weight and improving symptoms and signs to a certain degree. Supported by the Projects of Ministry of Science and Technology for 10th Five-year Plan (2001BA701A18) |
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