Effect of Ruanjian Tongmai Granule on Some Inflammatory Factors in Diabetic Limb Arterial Occlusion
XU Li-ying,CAO Ye-min,LI Tu-ming
Department of Circulatory, Shanghai TCM-Integrated Hospital, Af?liated to Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai (20082), China
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Ruanjian Tongmai Granule on DLAO patients with phlegm-dampness syndrome and its inflammatory mechanism. Methods Sixty-nine DLAO patients with phlegm-dampness syndrome were randomly divided into treatment group and control group. The patients in control group (n=35) were given standard anticoagulation, stable plaque, vasodilation and other treatments; the patients in treatment group (n=34) were given Ruanjian Tongmai Granule on the basis of the control group, and the course of treatment was four weeks. The levels of serum APN, CysC, hs-CRP, IL-6 and PCT were observed before and after treatment in two groups. The scores of TCM syndromes and clinical symptoms were evaluated before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the effective rates of TCM syndrome score (97% vs 51%, P<0.01) and clinical symptom score (97% vs 80%, P<0.05) in the treatment group were signi?cantly higher than those in the control group. The serum APN of the treatment group before and after treatment was (4.77 ±0.41) μg/mL and (5.16 ±0.48) μg/mL, CysC was (1.33±0.45) mg/L and (1.02 ±0.26) mg/L, hs-CRP was (6.71±4.31)mg/L and (3.43±2.77) mg/L, and IL-6 was (12.14±8.53) pg/mL and (6.21±4.83) pg/mL.The serum APN levels in the treatment group were signi?cantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), the serum CysC, hs-CRP and IL-6 levels in the treatment group were signi?cantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the serum PCT levels were not signi?cantly different between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Ruanjian Tongmai Granule can up-regulate serum APN levels, inhibit serum CysC, hs-CRP and IL-6 levels in DLAO patients with phlegm-dampness syndrome, and has certain anti-in?ammatory and anti-atherosclerosis effects.