title: Effects of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.
abstract: After a thorough search through the database as CNKI database, VIP database, Wanfang database, PubMed, and Cochrane Library, the clinical experimental articles have been selected out on the effects of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine on the treatment of lupus nephritis. A meta-analysis was carried out in terms of clinical efficacy criteria and safety criteria by RevMan 5.3 software. Based on the results, we cautiously conclude that Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine used for lupus nephritis could improve the clinical efficacy while at same time lower the 24-hour urine protein, serum creatinine, and adverse drug reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Mingli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heng
authors.affiliation: Department of Language and Culture, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Jinli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.affiliation: Department of Library, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
authors.forename: Jinhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Huaien
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6616-2959
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Hongwu
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0449-715X
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authors.lastname: Wang