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The Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Model of Perinatal Ischemia
Published on: November 19, 2008
Comparative Effects of Monosialoganglioside versus Citicoline on Apoptotic Factor, Neurological Function and
Shi-Peng Liang1, Qian Chen2, Yi-Bing Cheng1
1Department of Emergency, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
Objective:
To determine the comparative effect of monosialoganglioside versus citicoline on the content changes of serum apoptotic factors (PDCD5, sFas and sFasL), neurological function indices (BDNF, NSE, S100-β and NGF) and oxidative stress indices (SOD, MDA and GSH-PX) in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).
Study Design:
An experimental study.
Place And Duration Of Study:
Emergency Department, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China, from October 2016 to February 2018.
Methodology:
A total of 90 newborns with HIE were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, with 45 cases in each group. In addition to the conventional treatment, the treatment group was given monosialoganglioside treatment, while the control group was given citicoline treatment. Both groups were treated for 10 days. After treatment, the content differences of serum apoptosis factors (PDCD5, sFas and sFasL), neurological function indices (BDNF, NSE, S100-β and NGF) and oxidative stress indices (SOD, MDA and GSH-PX) were observed in the two groups.
Results:
After treatment, the levels of serum PDCD5, sFas, sFasL, MDA, NSE and S100-β in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group (all p<0.001). The contents of serum SOD, GSH-PX, BDNF and NGF in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group (all p<0.001).
Conclusion:
Monosialoganglioside can effectively improve the apoptotic factors, neurological function and oxidative stress indices in newborns and maintain the stability of the internal environment, so it is worthy of promotion and application.
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