Effects of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine for the treatment of lupus nephritis: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Abstract

After a thorough search through the database as CNKI database, VIP database,Wanfang database, PubMed, and Cochrane Library, the clinical experimental articles have been selected out on the effects of Integrated Traditional Chinese andWestern Medicine on the treatment of lupus nephritis. A meta-analysis was carried out in terms of clinical efficacy criteria and safety criteria by RevMan 5.3 software. Based on the results, we cautiously conclude that Integrated Traditional Chinese andWesternMedicine used for lupus nephritis could improve the clinical efficacy while at same time lower the 24-hour urine protein, serum creatinine, and adverse drug reactions.