Multicenter Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Study of Huoxue Tongluo Recipe(活血通络方)External Washing in the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Objective: To objectively evaluate the efficacy of Huoxue Tongluo Recipe(活血通络方) in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy(CIPN).Methods: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, block, and parallel-controlled study was conducted in which 184 subjects who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into a trial group(92 cases), a control group(46 cases), a placebo group(46 cases) at a 2:1:1 ratio, respectively.Huoxue Tongluo Recipe(活血通络方) granules, Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction(黄芪桂枝五物汤) instant granules, placebo instant granules were given for hand and foot soaking, with water temperature 38 ℃-45 ℃, soaking for 20 minutes and the intervention time was 14 days.Results:(1) The total effective test drug was 41.30%, the control group was 32.61%, and the placebo group was 32.61%.There was no significant difference in the efficiency of the 3 groups by CMH chi-square test(P>0.05);(2) In the statistics of previous chemotherapy regimens including oxaliplatin or paclitaxel as stratification factors, the overall efficiency of the trial group was significantly different from the other 2 groups.Conclusion: Huoxue Tongluo Recipe(活血通络方) external washing can improve the peripheral nerve injury caused by chemotherapy to some extent, especially in patients with previous chemotherapy regimen including oxaliplatin and paclitaxel.

Mechanism of Huoxue Tongluo Decoction in treatment of erectile dysfunction caused by ischemic stroke based on network pharmacology

Objective:To study the therapeutic effect of Huoxue Tongluo Decoction(HXTLD)on erectile dysfunction caused by ischemic stroke and identify the mechanisms involved.Methods:Network pharmacology was used to predict the key active ingredients and targets of HXTLD.Surgical methods were used to create a rat model of ischemic stroke.The rats were then given a suspension of HXTLD by ig administration.Erectile function was evaluated by Apomorphine(APO)induction.Real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR)and Western blotting were used to detect the expression of related m RNAs and proteins in rat penile corpus cavernous tissue and brain tissue.Hematoxylin&Eosin(HE)staining was used to investigate structural changes in the penile cavernous tissue.Results:Network pharmacology showed that tumor necrosis factor(TNF),nitric oxide synthase 3(eNOS),and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)were the key targets of HXTLD in the treatment of erectile dysfunction caused by ischemic stroke.Experimental studies showed that HXTLD improved erectile dysfunction caused by ischemic stroke.HE results showed that HXTLD improved the structure of the corpus cavernosa.HXTLD also inhibited the expression of TNF and VEGF proteins in penile tissue(P<0.05)and enhanced the expression of e NOS protein in penile tissue(P<0.05).Conclusion:HXTLD improved the erectile function of rats with erectile dysfunction caused by ischemic stroke by regulating the m RNA and protein levels of TNF,e NOS and VEGF.