Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of Wenshen Tongluo Decoction on the renal function, oxidative stress, angiogenesis and immune parameters in the patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3 and 4. Methods A total of 98 CKD patients admitted to our hospital from January 2016 to June 2018 were enrolled, and randomly divided into study group and control group, with 49 cases in each group. The patients of both groups were given basic medical treatment of western medicine, and those of the study group were added with Wenshen Tongluo Decoction. Before and 8 weeks after treatment, their urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (SCr), uric acid (UA), serum cystatin C (Cys-C), Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome scores, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), endostatin (ES), and peripheral blood T lymphocytes were measured and compared between the 2 groups. SPSS statistics 21.0 was used to analyze the data. Student′s t test or Chi-square test was employed for comparison between groups. Results After treatment, the above levels and indicators were significantly improved in both group (P<0.05). The study group had significantly lower BUN [(7.20±1.33) vs (8.01±1.40)mmol/L], SCr [(126.0±15.3) vs (134.2±18.2)μmol/L], UA [(380.1±27.4) vs (395.8±24.0)μmol/L], Cys-C [(1.28±0.21) vs (1.43±0.23)mg/L], VEGF [35.2±5.0) vs (39.7±6.1)pg/ml] and ES [(37.2±6.8) vs (41.8±7.3)ng/ml], and obviously increased percentages of CD3+ [(59.6±4.0)% vs (57.3±3.5)%] and CD4+ cells [(38.8±3.0)% vs (36.9±3.3)%], higherCD4+/CD8+ ratio [(1.49±0.21) vs (1.33±0.18)] and SOD level [(90.6±13.8) vs (81.8±14.0)U/ml] when compared with the control group (all P<0.05). After treatment, the TCM symptom scores were notably lower in the study group than in the control group [(8.5±2.7) vs (11.0±3.0), P<0.05]. Conclusion Wenshen Tongluo Decoction can effectively improve renal function, oxidative stress indicators, angiogenesis and immune parameter in the patients with stages 3 and 4 CKD.