Liver Function in Blood Stasis Syndrome in Liver Diseases

Characteristics of clinical pathology and changes of liver function in blood stasis syndrome in liver diseases

[Article in Chinese]

Zhang CZ, Wu SS, Luo XL.

Institute of Viscera in TCM and Liver Diseases, Hubei College of TCM, Wuhan.

The experimental study on 30 patients of the Blood Stasis Syndrome of liver diseases was discussed in this paper. Two characteristics were found. One was the pathological feature which manifested as follows: (1) Diagnosis: the Blood Stasis Syndrome of liver disease was mainly diagnosed in the chronic active hepatitis and the early stage of cirrhosis of liver, while that of non-Blood Stasis was mainly observed in the chronic persistent hepatitis (P less than 0.01); (2) Pathological change: The histological changes such as piecemeal necrosis, bridging necrosis, the destruction of limiting plate, eosinophilic change, etc. It was more obvious in the Blood Stasis group than that with non-Blood Stasis Syndrome (P less than 0.01), (3) The manifestation of Blood Stasis Syndrome was not in parallel with the severity of the liver disease. The another characteristic was the changes of liver function, which expressed more markedly in the Blood Stasis group with higher level of SGPT, lower ratio of A/G and increased globulin, they were more obvious than that in non-Blood Stasis group (P less than 0.01).

Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1992 Apr;12(4):210-2, 196.
PMID: 1498540 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]