Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of Qinlian Yuyang decoction on peptic ulcer (PU) complicated with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection based on TLR4/NF-κB p65 pathway.
METHODS A total of 127 patients with PU combined with Hp infection admitted to Qingdao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Jan. 2020 to Jan. 2023 were selected and divided into 65 cases in the experimental group and 62 cases in the control group. The control group was treated with bismuth quadruple therapy, and the experimental group was with bismuth quadruple therapy combined with Qinlian Yuyang decoction. The clinical efficacy, adverse reactions, Hp clearance and recurrence rate were compared between the two groups. The gastric acid secretion function BAO, MAO and PAO, serum pepsinogen, gastrin levels pepsinogen Ⅰ (PG-Ⅰ), pepsinogen Ⅱ (PG-Ⅱ), gastrin 17 (G-17), TLR4 and NF-κB p65 mRNA levels were compared between pre- and post- treatment in the two groups.
RESULTS The total effective rate of the experimental group was 87.69%, which was significantly higher than that of the control group (72.58%, χ2=4.584, P=0.032). After treatment, the levels of PG-Ⅰ, PG-Ⅱ and G-17 were all higher than those before treatment in the two groups, while the levels of BAO, MAO and PAO were lower. The efficacy in the experimental group was better than that in the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the mRNA levels of TLR4 and NF-κB p65 in the two groups were lower than those before treatment, and the levels in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The Hp clearance rate of the experimental group was 87.69%, which was higher than that of the control group (72.58%, χ2=4.584, P=0.032). The recurrence rate of Hp of the experimental group was 8.77%, which was lower than that of the control group (33.33%, χ2=9.624, P=0.002). The total incidence rate of adverse reactions was 6.45% in the control group and 3.08% in the experimental group, and no significant difference was found between the two groups (χ2=0.228, P=0.633).
CONCLUSION Qinlian Yuyang Decoction combined with bismuth quadruple therapy can effectively improve the symptoms of PU patients with Hp infection, regulate the secretion of gastric acid, and reduce the recurrence of Hp infection, which may be the consequences of TLR4/NF-κB p65 pathway inhibition.