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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2015 Jun 1;8(6):7385-90.
eCollection 2015.

Total ginsenosides synergize with ulinastatin against septic acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Rongju Sun  1 , Yana Li  2 , Wei Chen  1 , Fei Zhang  1 , Tanshi Li  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Total ginsenosides synergize with ulinastatin against septic acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Rongju Sun et al. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. .

Abstract

Total ginsenosides synergize with ulinastatin (UTI) against septic acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We randomly divided 80 cases of severe sepsis-induced ALI and ARDS into a UTI group and a ginsenosides (GS)+UTI group. Continuous electrocardiac monitoring of pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and heart rate; invasive hemodynamic monitoring; ventilator-assisted breathing and circulation support; and anti-infection as well as UTI treatment were given in the UTI group with GS treatment added for 7 consecutive days in the GS+UTI group. The indicators of pulmonary vascular permeability, pulmonary circulation, blood gases, and hemodynamics as well as APACHE II and ALI scores were detected on days 1, 3, and 7. The ALI score in the GS+UTI group was significantly decreased (P < 0.05) compared with that of the UTI group, and the indicators of pulmonary capillary permeability such as pulmonary vascular permeability index, extravascular lung water index, and oxygenation index, in the GS+UTI group improved significantly more than that of the UTI group. The indicators of hemodynamics and pulmonary circulation such as cardiac index, intrathoracic blood volume index, and central venous pressure improved significantly (P < 0.05), and the APACHE II score in the GS+UTI group was lower than that of the UTI group. GS can effectively collaborate with UTI against ALI and/or ARDS.

Keywords: ALI; ARDS; Ulinastatin; ginsenoside; sepsis; systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

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