Article
ZHU Junmina, LI Guangkeb, SUN Junweic, JIANG Gangjiana, WANG Junlongd
Objective To investigate the effects of Yishen Gujing Kangyan formula as an dajunctive treatment on
thymosin β4, kidney injury molecule(KIM)-1, and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin(NGAL) in patients with
lupus nephritis(LN). Methods A total of 110 LN patients admitted to our hospital from March 2022 to February 2024 were
selected as the research subjects and were divided into the study group and the control group, with 55 cases in each group.
By the end of the study, 9 patients dropped out, resulting in 51 and 50 cases in the study group and the control group,
respectively. Both groups were treated with the standard regimen, and the study group was additionally given the Yishen
Gujing Kangyan formula. After 3 months of treatment, the clinical efficacy, thymosin β4, KIM-1, NGAL, renal function,
positive rate of autoantibodies, and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score were compared between the two groups.
Results The total effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group(82.35% vs. 64.00%, P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of thymosin β4 in both groups were higher than those before treatment(P<0.05), and
the level in the study group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of KIM-1 and
NGAL in both groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05), and the level in the study group was lower than
that in the control group(P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of blood urea nitrogen, 24-hour urine protein excretion, and
serum creatinine in both groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05), and the level in the study group was
lower than that in the control group(P<0.05). After treatment, the positive rates of antinuclear antibodies and anti-doublestranded
DNA antibodies in both groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05), and the rate in the study group
was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05). After treatment, the main symptom scores and secondary symptom
scores of both groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05), and the score in the study group was lower than
that in the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion The Yishen Gujing Kangyan formula has a good auxiliary therapeutic
effect on LN, can improve the indicators of thymosin β4, KIM-1, and NGAL, and help restore renal function.