Objective： To evaluate the efficacy of kushenin in treating patients with chronic hepatitis C after renal transplantation. Methods： Fifty-five patients were randomly assigned by lottery to the treatment group （29 cases） and control group （26 cases）. The same immunosuppression therapy was given to all patients in both groups. Patients in the treatment group were treated with kushenin 0.6 g once a day, while those in the control group were treated with conventional liver protective agents such as vitamins. The treatment duration of both groups was 3 months. The incidences of serious hepatitis and acute rejection reaction, serum biochemistry parameters including indicators of liver and kidney functions, hepatic fibrosis index, and serum HCV-RNA were compared between the two groups. Results： （1） The incidence of serious hepatitis in the treatment group and the control group was 3.45% （1/29 cases） and 11.54% （3/26 cases）, respectively, which was insignificantly different between the two groups （P=0.335）. （2） The incidence of acute rejection in the treatment group was 6.90% （2/29 cases） and that in the control group was 7.69% （2/26 cases）, showing insignificant difference （P=0.335）. （3） The differences in serum alanine aminotransferase （ALT）, direct bilirubin （DBIL）, hyaluronic acid （HA）, propeptide collagen type Ⅲ （PC Ⅲ）, laminin （LN）, collagen type Ⅳ（Col Ⅳ） levels between the two groups were insignificant before transplantation （P〉0.05）, while the above-mentioned parameters in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group after transplantation （P〈0.05）. The difference in serum creatinine （SCr） and endogenous creatinine clearance rate （CCr） between the two groups was insignificant before and after transplantation （P〉0.05）. （4） The negative conversion rate of HCV-RNA in the treatment group was 31.03% （9/29 cases）, significantly higher than the value of 11.54% （3/26 cases�
