目的探讨冬虫夏草菌粉(百令胶囊)对Graves病(GD)患者机体免疫状态的调理作用。方法 84例GD患者随机分为对照组(n=42)和治疗组(n=42),对照组根据甲状腺功能水平给予适量甲巯咪唑,治疗组则在相似治疗剂量的基础上加用百令胶囊(2 g/次,3次/d),连续6个月。观察入组时,服药1个月、3个月及6个月后受试者的甲状腺功能(FT3、FT4、TSH)、甲状腺过氧化物酶抗体(TPO-Ab)水平、抗TSH受体抗体(TR-Ab)水平以及T淋巴细胞亚群(CD3~+,CD4~+,CD8~+及CD4~+/CD8~+)水平。结果 (1)治疗6个月后,两组甲状腺功能均较治疗前下降,差异无统计学意义(P〉0.05);(2)治疗组的自身抗体TPO-Ab及TR-Ab水平较治疗前均有下降(P均〈0.001);与对照组相比,治疗组抗体滴度显著下降(P均〈0.001);(3)疗程可影响TR-Ab的水平,但对TPO-Ab水平无明显作用;(4)治疗6个月后,与对照组相比,治疗组的CD4~+细胞水平下降(P=0.003),CD8~+细胞水平上升(P=0.046),CD4~+/CD8~+比值下降(P=0.027)。结论百令胶囊不仅可以明显改善GD患者体液免疫功能,即降低甲状腺自身抗体TPO-Ab和TR-Ab水平,同时还可以调节细胞免疫水平即T细胞亚群比例,使CD4~+/CD8~+比值下降,从而使GD患者整体自身免疫紊乱状况得到有效改善。
Objective To investigate the regulating effect of Bailing capsule on autoimmunity in patients with Graves'disease(GD).Methods Eighty-four patients with GD were divided into the control group(n=42),which was treated with methimazole,and the experimental group(n=42),which was treated with methimazole combined with Bailing capsule(2 grams each time,three times a day) for 6 months.The levels of thyroid function(FT3,FT4,TSH),antithyroid peroxidase antibody(TPO-Ab),thyrotrophin receptor antibody(TR-Ab),and subsets of T-lymphocytes(CD3~+,CD4~+,CD8~+ and CD4~+/CD8~+) were measured before treatment,and 1 months,3 months,and 6 months after treatment.Results(1) The thyroid function of the two groups had no statistical difference after treatment(P〉0.05);(2) After treatment,the levels of TPO-Ab and TR-Ab in the experimental group were lower than pretherapy(P〈0.001);compared with the control group,the Abs also decreased significantly(P〈0.001);(3) course of treatment could influence the level of TR-Ab;(4) After six months of treatment,the CD4~+ T cells in the experimental group decreased(P=0.003),CD8~+ T cells increased(P=0.046),and CD4~+/CD8~+ decreased(P=0.027) markedly than the control group.Conclusion The Bailing capsule can effectively decrease the levels of TPO-Ab and TR-Ab in GD patients,and regulate the cellular immune functions,accordingly improve the immune disorder.