title: [Treatment of 36 corticosteroid-dependent type of aspirin asthma patients with Glucosidorum Tripterygii totorum].
abstract: This paper reports that substitution of Glucosidorum Tripterygii Totorum (GTT) for cortical hormone used to treat corticosteroid-dependent type of aspirin asthma, 60 mg, 3 times a day. The result showed that total effective rate was 100% including 31 cases of marked effective (86.11%) and 5 cases of effective (13.89%). Corticosteroid in the blood was significantly elevated to normal level after treatment (P < 0.001), Cushing's syndrome was cleared up gradually. The blood glucose in 9 cases complicated with diabetes mellitus was recovered and glucosuria test was negative. The value of peak expiratory flow (PEF) was increased to some extent (P of male < 0.01, of female < 0.05), especially on those not complicated with emphysema. There was no side-effect during the treatment and could avoid the side-effect of cortical hormone. This therapy was valuable.
authors.affiliation: Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical College.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone; D029757:Tripterygium
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001241:Aspirin; D011241:Prednisone; D003345:Corticosterone