Clinical observation on effect of shuanghuang shengbai granule on chemotherapy induced myelpsuppression in tumor patients and on ultrastructure of bone marrow in mice

Abstract Objective

To observe the leucocyte increasing effect of Shuanghuang Shengbai Granule (SHSBG) in tumor patients treated by chemotherapy and the bone marrow microenvironment protecting effect in mice.

Methods

Patients of non-small-cell pulmonary, mammary, gastric or intestinal cancer, who were ready for receiving re-treatment of chemotherapy, were enrolled and divided into 4 groups randomly. The 28 cases in SHSBG group A received chemotherapy combined with SHSBG; the 27 in the SHSBG group B received chemotherapy alone at first, and SHSBG was added when their peripheral white blood cell (WBC) count lowered to <4×10⁹/L; the 33 in control group A and 24 in control group B were treated by the method similar to that applied to SHSBG group A and B respectively but with Rubidate instead of SHSBG. Experimental study of electron microscopic observation on bone marrow ultrastructure in mice was also conducted.

Results

The total leukocyte increasing effective rate occurred in SHSBG group A and B was 75.00% and 88.89%, while in control group A and B, 54.55% and 58.33% respectively, and the difference between the SHSBG groups and the control groups was significant (P<0. 01). Experimental study showed that SHSBG has good bone marrow hematopoietic microenvironment protecting and improving effect in mice.

Conclusion

SHSBG has obvious protecting and treating effect on chemotherapy induced bone marrow suppression in tumor patients.