Abstract:
Objective
To explore the effects of edaravone injection combined with butylphthalide on serum inflammatory factors, oxygen free radicals, and endothelial function in patients with acute highaltitude cerebral infarction (AHACI).
Methods
A total of 90 AHACI patients treated at Qinghai Provincial Fifth People's Hospital from June 2021 to June 2022 were included.Patients were randomly assigned to either a butylphthalide group or a combination group, with 45 patients in each.The butylphthalide group received butylphthalide treatment alone, while the combination group received edaravone injection in addition to butylphthalide treatment.Both groups underwent a 2-week treatment regimen.The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was used to evaluate the degree of neurological deficit before and after treatment.The efficacy of the treatment was assessed, and the chi-square test was applied to compare the efficacy between the two groups.Serum inflammatory factors [high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP),interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)], oxygen free radicals [superoxide dismutase (SOD),malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP)], vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels were measured before and after treatment.Paired t-tests were used to assess changes within the groups, and independent sample t-tests were used to compare differences between the groups.
Results
The combination group demonstrated a higher total effective rate of clinical treatment compared to the butylphthalide group (80.00% [36/45] vs 95.56% [43/45]; χ2 = 5.075, P = 0.024).After treatment, hs-CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α levels significantly decreased, with lower levels in the combination group[(7.35±2.01) mg/L vs (9.56±2.09) mg/L; (8.03±2.56) μg/L vs (9.68±2.11) μg/L; (46.37±10.23) ng/ml vs(52.83±12.55) ng/ml], with statistically significant differences (t = 5.113, 3.336, 2.676, P < 0.001, = 0.003,= 0.014).The NIHSS score in the combination group was lower than that in the butylphthalide group[(8.56±1.34) points vs (11.32±1.12) points], with a statistically significant difference (t = 10.602, P <0.001).After 2 weeks of treatment, serum SOD levels increased significantly in both groups, with higher levels in the combination group [(324.12±18.65) U/ml vs (246.13±19.35) U/ml].MDA and AOPP levels decreased significantly in both groups, with lower levels in the combination group [(5.63±0.73) μg/L vs (7.19±0.95) μg/L; (72.14±6.25) ng/ml vs (98.16±9.26) ng/ml], with statistically significant differences (t =19.467, 8.735, 15.624, P < 0.001 for all).After treatment, serum VEGF levels increased in both groups,with higher levels in the combination group [(502.36±60.13) ng/ml vs (422.34±60.12) ng/ml], while ET-1 levels decreased significantly in both groups, with lower levels in the combination group [(63.13±4.31) ng/L vs (70.26±4.28) ng/L], with statistically significant differences (t = 6.313, 7.874, P < 0.001 for both).
Conclusion
The combination of edaravone injection and butylphthalide can reduce serum inflammatory factors, oxygen free radicals, and ET-1 levels, while increasing VEGF levels in AHACI patients, leading to effective improvement in treatment outcomes.
Key words:
Edaravone,
Butylphthalide,
Cerebral infarction
Li Yang, Xue Lu, Zhiming Du, Xiaohong Wang. Impact of the combination of edaravone injection and butylphthalide therapy on serum inflammatory markers, oxygen free radicals, and endothelial function in patients with acute high-altitude cerebral infarction[J]. Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases(Electronic Edition), 2024, 18(06): 542-548.