Effectiveness of Qufeng Shengshi Fang on Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis.

Clinical symptoms of Allergen Rhinitis including Rhinocnesmus (0: No symptom；1：Intermittent；2：Formication but supportable；3：Formication and insupportable)，Sneeze (0: No symptom；1：3-5 times everyday；2：6-10 times everyday；3：>11 times everyday)，Rhinorrhea (0: No symptom；1：modicum；2：medium；3：mass)，Rhinobyon (0: No symptom；1：Conscious inspiratory；2：Intermittent；3：Mostly breathing through mouth)，Itchy eyes(0: No symptom；1：Pruritus but supportable；2：Need rub eyes occasionally；3：Need rub eyes frequently)，Racryorrhea (0: No symptom；1：With sneezing；2：between 1and 3；3：No sneeze also )，Itchy ears and palate(0: No symptom；1：Intermittent；2：Pruritus but supportable；3：Pruritus and insupportable). Assessing the change by comparing the symptom score before and after treatment.

Liver function examination including alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (U/L) , aspartate transaminase (AST) (U/L) and glutamyl transpeptidase （GGT）(U/L).

Renal function examination including blood urea nitrogen(BUN)（mmol/L）and urine creatinine(UCr) (mmol/d).

Blood Routine Examination including white blood cell(WBC)(*10^9/L),monocyte number（MONO#）(*10^9/L)，monocyte percentage (MONO%)(%)，lymphocyte number（LY#）(*10^9/L)，lymphocyte percentage (LY%)(%)，neutrophil number（NEUT#）(*10^9/L)，neutrophil percentage (NEUT%)(%)，eosinophil number（NEUT#）(*10^9/L)，eosinophil percentage (NEUT%)(%)，red blood cell(RBC)(*10^12/L),hemoglobin(HGB) (g/L) and platelet count(PLT)(*10^9/L).

Urine Routine Examination including occult blood(BLD)(Cells/μL) and proteinuria(PRO)(g/L).

Cytokines is a kind of low-molecular-weight soluble protein, which has function of regulating inherent immunity and adaptive immunity, erythropoiesis, cell growth and injured tissue repair and others.In the study FlowCellect™ Mouse Th2 Intracellular Cytokine Kit (FCIM025124) and Th17 Intracellular Cytokine Kit (FCIM025125) will be used to compare the change on cytokine before and after treatment. This FlowCellect Mouse Cytokine Th2 Identification Kit for flow cytometry is designed to enable a researcher a quick & easy way to detect IL-4 expression in mouse Th2 CD4+ T-cells. This FlowCellect Mouse Cytokine Th17 Identification Kit for flow cytometry is designed to enable a researcher a quick & easy way to detect IL-17 expression in mouse Th17 CD4+ T-cells.

Metabolomics is the scientific study of chemical processes involving metabolites. Specifically, metabolomics is the "systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind", the study of their small-molecule metabolite profiles. The metabolome represents the collection of all metabolites in a biological cell, tissue, organ or organism, which are the end products of cellular processes. Small molecules are the objects in Metabonomics which relative molecular mass is less than 1000.In the study NMR will be used as a way to assess the change on Metabonomics before and after treatment.

The proteome is the entire set of proteins expressed by a genome, cell, tissue or organism at a certain time. More specifically, it is the set of expressed proteins in a given type of cell or organism, at a given time, under defined conditions. The term is a portmanteau of proteins and genome. Proteomics is the study of the proteome.In the study Mass Spectrometry will be used to compare the change on proteome before and after treatment.

Exosomes as a utricle bubble structure are widely distributed in the peripheral blood, urine, saliva, ascites, amniotic fluid, and other body fluids. Exosomes carry different components, which are secreted by different cells, and these components give exosomes a variety in biological functions, such as potential biomarkers of immune cells, cancer, etc.In the study Ribo™ Exosome Isolation Reagent (for plasma or serum) will be used to compare the change on exosomes before and after treatment.

Long non-coding RNAs (lnc RNAs) are non-protein coding RNA molecules with the sequence longer than 200 nucleotides. They are four times amount as protein coding transcripts and play important roles in diverse cellular regulations. Function identification of these lncRNAs remains challenging although abundant efforts were put in this field. In the study gene expression profile , named RiboArrayTM lncDETECTTM Human Array, will be used which are provided by RiboBio Co., Ltd.

Pulmonary function Examination including forced expiratory volume in one second(FEV1)(L), forced vital capacity rate of one second(FEV1.0/FVC)(%), maximal mid-expiratory flow velocity(L/s), maximal expiratory flow in 50% vital capacity(L), maximal expiratory flow in 75% vital capacity(L) and peak expiratory flow rate(PEFR)(L/s).