Abstract:Objective: To investigate the effect of additional use of pidotimod therapy on levels of serum inflammatory factors and immune function in children with tonsillitis. Methods: 240 cases of children with tonsillitis admitted in our hospital from January 2015 to August 2016 were enrolled in the study, and they were divided into control group (treated with routine drugs, n=140) and observation group (additionally treated with pidotimod therapy, n=100) by the random number table method. The serum inflammatory factors [interleukin -4 (IL-4), interleukin -6 (IL-6), interferon γ (IFN- γ)], the immune function [T cell subsets (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+)], the relief of clinical symptoms (duration of fever, duration of cough, duration of tonsil inflammation), recurrent frequency after 1 year of treatment and readmission rates in the two groups were observed before and after treatment. Results: There were no significant differences in IL-4, IL-6, IFN-γ, CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+, duration of fever, duration of cough and duration of tonsil inflammation between the two groups before treatment (P > 0.05). After treatment, IL-4, IL-6 and CD8+ in the two groups were significantly decreased, IFN-γ, CD3+ and CD4+ were significantly increased, the duration of fever, duration of cough and duration of tonsil inflammation were significantly shortened, and the changes of the above indexes (except CD4+) were more obvious in the observation group than the control group (P < 0.05). After 1 year of treatment, the recurrent frequency and readmission rate of the observation group were significantly less or lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The additional use of pidotimod therapy is effective in the treatment of children with tonsillitis. It can relieve the clinical symptoms and improve the prognosis of children through effective regulation of serum inflammatory factors and immune function.
吴云斐. 加用匹多莫德治疗对扁桃体炎患儿血清炎性因子水平和免疫功能的影响[J]. 河北医学, 2018, 24(1): 47-50.
WU Yunfei. Effect of Additional Use of Pidotimod Therapy on Levels of Serum Inflammatory Factors and Immune Function in Children with Tonsillitis. HeBei Med, 2018, 24(1): 47-50.