The Effects of XiaoYin Tang on Serum IL-18 of the Patients Suffering from Psoriasis

Objective: To discuss the effects of XiaoYin Tang on IL-18 of the patients with psoriasis. Methods: According to the stages of the disease including active stage, stable stage and degeneration stage, all 90 patients were divided into three groups, 30 cases each group, and given with XiaoYin Tang respectively, modified according to clinical symptoms, one dose per day, 30 persons who underwent health examination were chosen as the control group simultaneously. The contents of serum IL-8 were detected in the psoriasis group and the control group. Results: After treated with XiaoYin Tang, the contents of IL-18 in the patients at active and stable stages were lower than those of normal person(P0.05), the difference was insignificant when the contents of IL-18 in the patients at degeneration stage were compared with those of normal person(P0.05); the difference was significant when three groups were compared(P0.05), the contents of IL-18 in the patients at stable stage were the lowest. Conclusion: XiaoYin Tang could lower the level of IL-18 in the serum, which could regulate the immunologic function, therefore cure the disease.