Effect of Yunpi Huoxue soup combined chemotherapy on T lymphocyte subsets and nutritional status in patients with advanced gastric cancer

• Main Authors: Pei Xiang, Wei-Min Zhu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editorial Board of Journal of Hainan Medical University 2016-08-01
• Series: Journal of Hainan Medical University
• Subjects: Advanced gastric cancer; Yunpi Huoxue soup; T cell subsets; Nutritional status
• Online Access: http://www.hnykdxxb.com/PDF/201616/28.pdf

Objective: To observe the effect of Yunpi Huoxue soup combined with chemotherapy on T lymphocyte subsets and nutritional status in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Methods: A total of 94 cases patients with advanced gastric cancer were randomly divided into the treatment group (49 cases) and the control group (45 cases) according to the results of the draw. The control group was given chemotherapy, the treatment group was given Yunpi Huoxue soup on the basis of the control group. Treated for 6 weeks, observed the changes of T cell subsets (CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD4/CD8) and nutrition indexes: total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), prealbumin (PA) and transferrin (TRF) in the two groups. Results: After treatment, CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD4/CD8 in the treatment group were (57.38±4.03), (31.63±4.26), (30.82±3.52) and (1.16±0.20 ) respectively, there were no significant differences compared with before treatment; After treatment, the levels of CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD4/CD8 in the control group were significantly lower than those before treatment, and the differences were statistically significant; After treatment, the levels of CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD4/CD8 in the treatment group were significant higher than those in the control group after treatment, and the differences were statistically significant. After treatment, TP, ALB, PA and TRF in the treatment group were(54.22±5.93) g/L, (32.47±4.97) g/L, (2.52±0.43) g/L and (1.66±0.40) g/L respectively, there were no significant differences compared with before treatment; After treatment, the levels of TP, ALB, PA and TRF in the control group were significantly lower than those before treatment; After treatment, the levels of TP, ALB, PA and TRF in the treatment group were significant higher than those in the control group after treatment, and the differences were statistically significant. Conclusion: When chemotherapy for patients with advanced gastric cancer, Yunpi Huoxue soup is helpful to maintain the immune function and nutritional status.