Objective To observe the effects of Qihuang Jianpizishen granule on disease activity and bone metabolic indexes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Sixty-four female SLE patients were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group of 32 patients each, and the control group was given prednisone acetate tablets combined with alfacalcidol soft capsules orally, while the observation group was given Qihuang Jianpizishen Granule orally on the basis of the control group, and the duration of treatment for both groups was 12 weeks. The changes of SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), blood sedimentation (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and serum osteocalcin (OC), pre-collagen type I amino acid and terminal peptide (PINP) were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay before and after treatment in both groups. terminal peptide (PINP), serum β-collagen degradation product (β-CTX), parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 25hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay, and the bone density values of the femur and lumbar spine ( L1-L4) were measured bilaterally by dual-energy X-ray bone densitometry, and the clinical efficacy of the two groups was evaluated before and after treatment. Results The total clinical efficiency of the observation group was 93.75%, which was significantly higher than 68.75% in the control group (χ2 = 5.026, P < 0.05). SLEDAI, ESR, CRP, TNF-α and IL-17 were significantly lower in the observation group after treatment than in the control group after treatment (P < 0.01); β-CTX and PTH decreased in the control group after treatment (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), 25(OH)D increased (P < 0.01), and bilateral femur and hip bone mineral density did not change significantly (P > 0.05), while the observation group Bilateral femur and hip bone density were higher after treatment than before treatment (P < 0.05); OC and 25(OH)D were higher in the observation group than in the control group after treatment (P < 0.05), and β-CTX and PTH were lower than in the control group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Conclusion Qihuang JianpiZishen granule can effectively reduce SLE disease activity, improve bone metabolism and bone mineral density of patients, with high safety and worthy of popularization and application. |