目的探究水蛭饮片治疗脑小血管病(Cerebral Small Vessel Disease,CSVD)所致认知障碍患者的临床疗效。方法方便选取2020年10月—2023年6月广西壮族自治区民族医院神经内科收治的120例CSVD所致认知障碍患者为研究对象,以随机数表法分为...目的探究水蛭饮片治疗脑小血管病(Cerebral Small Vessel Disease,CSVD)所致认知障碍患者的临床疗效。方法方便选取2020年10月—2023年6月广西壮族自治区民族医院神经内科收治的120例CSVD所致认知障碍患者为研究对象,以随机数表法分为对照组和观察组,各60例。对照组实施内科常规西药基础治疗,观察组在对照组治疗基础上增加中药水蛭口服治疗。观察并对比两组的治疗结果。结果治疗后与对照组相比,观察组最小量认知评估量表(Mini Mental State Examination,MMSE)评分、蒙特利尔认知评估量表(Montreal Cognitive Assessment,MoCA)评分更高,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。观察组临床治疗有效率(86.67%)显著高于对照组(71.67%),差异有统计学意义(χ^(2)=4.093,P<0.05)。治疗后与对照组相比,观察组的白细胞介素-6(Interleukin-6,IL-6)和超敏-C反应蛋白(High Sensitive C-reactive Protein,hs-CRP)水平更低,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。结论水蛭能有效减轻CSVD所致认知障碍患者的临床症状,改善患者的认知功能障碍。展开更多
With an increase in global aging,the number of people affected by cerebrovascular diseases is also increasing,and the incidence of vascular dementia-closely related to cerebrovascular risk-is increasing at an epidemic...With an increase in global aging,the number of people affected by cerebrovascular diseases is also increasing,and the incidence of vascular dementia-closely related to cerebrovascular risk-is increasing at an epidemic rate.However,few therapeutic options exist that can markedly improve the cognitive impairment and prognosis of vascular dementia patients.Similarly in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders,synaptic dysfunction is recognized as the main reason for cognitive decline.Nitric oxide is one of the ubiquitous gaseous cellular messengers involved in multiple physiological and pathological processes of the central nervous system.Recently,nitric oxide has been implicated in regulating synaptic plasticity and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of vascular dementia.This review introduces in detail the emerging role of nitric oxide in physiological and pathological states of vascular dementia and summarizes the diverse effects of nitric oxide on different aspects of synaptic dysfunction,neuroinflammation,oxidative stress,and blood-brain barrier dysfunction that underlie the progress of vascular dementia.Additionally,we propose that targeting the nitric oxide-sGC-cGMP pathway using certain specific approaches may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for vascular dementia.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China,No.2019YFE0121200(to LQZ)the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82325017(to LQZ),82030032(to LQZ),82261138555(to DL)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,No.2022CFA004(to LQZ)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province,No.20224BAB206040(to XZ)Research Project of Cognitive Science and Transdisciplinary Studies Center of Jiangxi Province,No.RZYB202201(to XZ).
文摘With an increase in global aging,the number of people affected by cerebrovascular diseases is also increasing,and the incidence of vascular dementia-closely related to cerebrovascular risk-is increasing at an epidemic rate.However,few therapeutic options exist that can markedly improve the cognitive impairment and prognosis of vascular dementia patients.Similarly in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders,synaptic dysfunction is recognized as the main reason for cognitive decline.Nitric oxide is one of the ubiquitous gaseous cellular messengers involved in multiple physiological and pathological processes of the central nervous system.Recently,nitric oxide has been implicated in regulating synaptic plasticity and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of vascular dementia.This review introduces in detail the emerging role of nitric oxide in physiological and pathological states of vascular dementia and summarizes the diverse effects of nitric oxide on different aspects of synaptic dysfunction,neuroinflammation,oxidative stress,and blood-brain barrier dysfunction that underlie the progress of vascular dementia.Additionally,we propose that targeting the nitric oxide-sGC-cGMP pathway using certain specific approaches may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for vascular dementia.
