title: [Effect of combined therapy of xiaoke shen'an capsule and western medicine in diabetic nephropathy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of xiaoke shen' an capsule on diabetic nephropathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety patients with diabetic nephropathy were randomly divided into two groups, the patients in the control group (CG) were treated with conventional western medicine, and those in the treated group (TG) were treated with combined therapy of xiaoke shen'an capsule and conventional western medicine. The treatment course of both groups was 8 weeks, and the therapeutic effect related indexes were measured before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The curative rate was 85.0% and 73.3% in CG and TG respectively, it was better in TG than that in CG (P < 0.05). Indexes such as fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, blood pressure, quantity of 24h urinary protein, urinary albumin excretion rate, renal function, blood lipids and hemoreheologic parameters were significantly different before and after treatment in TG (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). As compared with CG, some of these indexes after treatment were superior to those in CG (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Combined therapy of xiaoke shen'an capsule and conventional western medicine has definite therapeutic effect on diabetic nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Affiliated to Changchun College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun. Piaochunli981027@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Chun-li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Piao
authors.forename: Hong-mei
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Nan
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002214:Capsules; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin