[Relationship between traditional Chinese medicine syndrome types and serum HBV DNA level in chronic HBV carriers positive for HBeAg].

Objective: To explore the relationship between the syndrome types in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and serum HBV DNA load in chronic HBV carriers positive for HBeAg.

Methods: According to the TCM syndrome types, 185 chronic HBV carriers with HBeAg positivity were classified into single syndrome group (liver Qi depression, kidney Qi deficiency, spleen Qi deficiency, and kidney Yang deficiency), compound syndrome group, and unidentifiable syndrome group; based on the nature of the condition in TCM terms, the patients were classified into excess syndrome group, deficiency syndrome group and comorbidity syndrome group. The serum HBV DNA levels in these cases were analyzed in relation to the TCM syndrome types and disease nature.

Therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine on coagulation disorder and accompanying intractable jaundice in hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis patients.

Aim: To observe the therapeutic effects of new traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy on coagulation disorder and accompanying intractable jaundice in HBV-related liver cirrhosis patients.

Methods: Using stratified random sampling according to fibrinogen (Fib) levels, 145 liver cirrhosis patients due to hepatitis B complicated by coagulation disorder were treated. Of them, 70 in research group were treated with TCM by "nourishing yin, cooling blood and invigorating blood circulation" and Western medicine, 75 in control group were treated with conventional Western medicine.

[Effects of glycyrrhizin on the expression of hepatitis B virus and Toll like receptors 2,4 in HepG2.2.15 cells expressing low HBsAg].

Objective: To investigate the effects of glycyrrhizin (GL) on the expression of hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg), HBV DNA, Toll-like receptors 2,4 (TLR2,4) and proliferation of cells in HepG2.2.15 cell line.