The effects of berberine combining with atorvastatin on blood choksterol level and carotid atherosclerotic plaques in patients with acute cerebral infarction
10.3936/j.issn.1002-0152.2014.06.006
- VernacularTitle:盐酸小檗碱联合阿托伐他汀对脑梗死患者血脂水平和颈动脉粥样硬化斑块的影响
- Author:
Lue CHEN
;
Feiqi ZHU
;
Chungang LIU
;
Jinhua ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Combination lipid lowering therapy;
Berberine hydrochloride;
Atorvastatin;
Blood fat;
Carotid ath-erosclerotic plaque
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases
2014;(6):348-352
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe influence of atorvastatin combining with berberine on blood cholesterol level and carotid atherosclerotic plaques in patients with acute artery atherosclerosis cerebral infarction disease. Methods Fif-ty-five cases of acute cerebral infarction patients were randomized into 3 groups: group A (n=28), group B (n=11) and group C (n=16). Group A, B or C received atorvastatin 20 mg (qn), atorvastatin 40 mg (qn) or atorvastatin 20 mg (qn) +berberine 0.4 g (tid), respectively. All groups were then followed up for 3 months. The total cholesterol(TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C),high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol(HDL-C and the changes of carotid atherosclerotic plaques including total plaque area (TPA), crouse score,carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and the stability of carotid plaques as well as the serum levels of creatinine(Scr), alanine aminotransferase(ALT), aspartate aminotransferase(AST), were compared among three groups. Results After 3 months, the TC, TG and LDL-C were de-creased in all three groups. There were statistically significant differences in the TC and LDL-C among these three groups (P=0.011,P=0.033) after treatment. The compliance rate of group C (75.0%) was significantly higher than group A ( 32.1% ) and group B (45.5%) in LDL-C (P=0.026). Both berberine combining with atorvastatin and atorvastatin monotherapy(20mg could significantly reduce crouse score. Conclusions Berberine can significantly enhance the benefi-cial effects of atorvastatin on LDL-C and the crouse score in patients with acute artery atherosclerosis cerebral infarction patients.
