• J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jan 2020

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Effects of Butyphthalide Combined with Idebenone on Inflammatory Cytokines and Vascular Endothelial Functions of Patients with Vascular Dementia.

    • Fan-Xing Qi, Ying Hu, Li-Juan Kang, Pan Li, Tian-Chu Gao, and Xin Zhang.
    • Department of Neurology, Baoding First Central Hospital, Baoding, China.
    • J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2020 Jan 1; 30 (1): 23-27.

    ObjectiveTo determinate the clinical effect of butyphthalide combined with idebenone in the treatment of vascular dementia (VD) and the influence on inflammatory cytokines and vascular endothelial functions.Study DesignClinical comparative study.Place And Duration Of StudyDepartment of Neurology, Baoding First Central Hospital, from June 2017 to June 2018.MethodologyEighty-eight VD patients were divided into observation group (44 cases) and control group (44 cases) at random. Idebenone was given to the control group, and butyphthalide combined with idebenone was given to the observation group for 12 weeks. C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) were detected before and after the treatment to evaluate the level of serum inflammatory factors. Peripheral blood endothelial microparticles (EMPs), endothelin (ET-1), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were detected to evaluate vascular endothelial functions. Mini-mental state examination (MMSE), clinical dementia scale (CDR), and ability of daily life (ADL), were used to evaluate cognitive function, dementia degree, and self-care ability in daily life. The occurrences of adverse reactions were recorded.ResultsBefore the treatment, the comparison differences in the indexes of both groups had no statistical significance (p>0.05). After the treatment, the scores of CD62E+, VEGF, and MMSE of observation group rose obviously, compared with those before the treatment, and were significantly higher than those of control group (p <0.05). After the treatment, the scores of IL-6, CRP, TNF-α, IL-1β, CD31+, CDl44+, ET-1, CDR and ADL of observation group significantly lowered, compared with those before the treatment, and were significantly lower than those of control group (p <0.05). The differences in the adverse reactions of both groups had no statistical significance (p >0.05).ConclusionButyphthalide combined with idebenone can effectively reduce serum inflammatory factor level of VD patients, regulate vascular endothelial functions, relieve dementia degree, and improve cognitive function and daily activity ability.

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