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Objective   The current study sought to compare the effects of the addition of Qingshen granules to conventional Western medicine on immune function in patients with comorbid chronic renal failure and damp-heat syndrome and to explore the possible mechanisms responsible for any differences observed.Methods   Through a multicenter, randomized, controlled study, a total of 282 eligible patients were divided into experimental ( n  = 136) and control groups ( n  = 146). All of the patients were treated with conventional Western medical therapy. The experimental group also received Qingshen granules three times daily for 12 weeks. Clinical efficacy was observed in the two groups. Peripheral blood levels of CD4 +  T cells, CD8 +  T cells, Th17 cells, nuclear factor- κ B p65 (NF- κ B p65) activity, serum interleukin-17 (IL-17), serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor- α  (TNF- α ), tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), fibronectin (FN), and type IV collagen (Col-IV) were detected in both groups.Results   The total clinical curative effective rate was significantly higher ( p  < 0.05) in the experimental group (79.41%) than in the control group (67.12%). Before treatment, there were no significant differences in CD4 + /CD8 +  T cell ratio, Th17 cell level, NF- κ B p65 activity, serum IL-17, IL-6, TNF- α , TRAF6, FN, and Col-IV between the experimental and control groups ( p  > 0.05); however, all of the measures were significantly higher than those observed in a healthy comparison group ( p  < 0.05 or  p  < 0.01). After treatment, the above indexes in the experimental group were significantly lower than those before treatment ( p  < 0.05 or  p  < 0.01). Similarly, NF- κ B p65 activity, serum IL-17, TNF- α , TRAF6, FN, and Col-IV in the control group were significantly lower than the levels observed prior to treatment ( p  < 0.05 or  p  < 0.01); however, while all of the other indexes were lower than those observed before treatment, the differences were not statistically significant ( p  > 0.05).Conclusion   Qingshen granules adjust immune dysfunction, improve immunity mediated inflammatory response, and attenuate renal fibrosis in patients with comorbid chronic renal failure and damp-heat syndrome.

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Effects of Qingshen Granules on Immune Function in Patients with Comorbid Chronic Renal Failure and Damp-Heat Syndrome: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial