Effects of Tangzhiping Prescription on Non-proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Damage
10.3969/j.issn.1005-5304.2018.09.005
- VernacularTitle:糖脂平方对非增殖期糖尿病视网膜病变损伤的影响
- Author:
Cai-Ling HE
1
;
Hong YIN
;
Ding-Hua ZHANG
;
Ying-Li ZHANG
;
Jie-Min WANG
;
Shou-Bao WANG
;
Yan XIN
;
Hua-Li PU
Author Information
1. 兰州市第一人民医院
- Keywords:
non-proliferative diabetic retineopathy;
syndrome of of qi-yin deficiency and stasis;
Tangzhiping Prescription;
pigment epithelium derived factor;
vascular epithelial growth factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2018;25(9):18-22
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Tangzhiping Prescription on non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and the effects on serum vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF) and pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF). Methods Totally 86 NPDR patients were randomly divided into treatment group (43 cases) and control group (43 cases). Both groups were given hypoglycemic, anti hypertensive and lipid-regulatory basic therapy. The control group was given calcium distillate capsules, 0.5 g per time, 3 times a day, orally; the treatment group was treated with Tangzhiping Prescription based on the control group, 1 dosage per day, twice a day, orally. Four weeks were set as one treatment course. Treatment for both groups lasted for three courses. Clinical efficacy and fundus efficacy of both groups were evaluated. TCM symptom scores, fundus scores, and visual condition were observed; FPG, 2 h PG, Hb A1 C, TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C and changes in the contents of VEGF and PEDF were detected. Results The control group and the treatment group lost 2 and 3 cases respectively. The total effective rate of clinical efficacy and total fundus efficiency of the control group were 65.00% and 68.35%, respectively, and the treatment group were 87.50% and 84.62% respectively, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Compared with before treatment, TCM symptom scores and fundus scores decreased significantly after treatment in both groups (P<0.01); After treatment, the TCM symptom scores and fundus scores in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with before treatment, visual acuity improved significantly after treatment in both groups (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with before treatment, levels of FPG, 2 h PG, Hb A1 c, TC, TG, and LDL-C decreased significantly in both groups after treatment (P<0.01). After treatment, the levels of 2 h PG, Hb A1 c, TC, TG, and LDL-C in the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with before treatment, the levels of VEGF decreased and PEDF levels increased in both groups, with statistical significance (P<0.01). After treatment, the improvement of VEGF and PEDF in the treatment group was better than that in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01); negative correlation was found between VEGF and PEDF (r=-0.320, P<0.01). Conclusion Tangzhiping Prescription can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of patients with NPDR and slow down the progress of NPDR via reducing the blood glucose and blood lipids, and regulating the contents of VEGF and PEDF.