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. 2020 Sep;48(9):300060520949657.
doi: 10.1177/0300060520949657.

Effect of vitamin E on stroke-associated pneumonia

Hongwei Shen  1 , Bingyan Zhan  1
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Effect of vitamin E on stroke-associated pneumonia

Hongwei Shen et al. J Int Med Res. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To study the role of vitamin E in stroke-associated pneumonia.

Methods: We selected 183 patients with stroke-related pneumonia who were divided into different nutrition groups according to the Mini Nutritional Assessment score. Patients were then administered different doses of vitamin E.

Results: CD55 and CD47 levels in patients taking vitamin E across different nutrition score groups were better than those in patients who did not use vitamin E. The levels of CD55 and CD47 and the duration of hospitalization were better in the high-dose vitamin E group than in the low-dose vitamin E group.

Conclusion: Vitamin E may have an auxiliary therapeutic effect in patients with stroke-associated pneumonia.

Keywords: CD47; CD55; Mini Nutritional Assessment; Vitamin E; neutrophil; polymorphic leukocyte; stroke-associated pneumonia.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Comparison of CD47 levels before and after administration in Group A. After administration: ▲compared with subgroup A1, P < 0.05; ◇compared with subgroup A2, P < 0.05.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Comparison of CD55 levels before and after administration in Group A. After administration: ▲compared with subgroup A1, P < 0.05; ◇compared with subgroup A2, P < 0.05.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Comparison of CD47 levels before and after administration in Group B. After administration: ▲ compared with subgroup B1, P < 0.05; ◇ compared with subgroup B2, P < 0.05.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Comparison of CD55 levels before and after administration in Group B. After administration: ▲ compared with subgroup B1, P < 0.05; ◇ compared with subgroup B2, P < 0.05.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Comparison of CD47 levels before and after administration in Group C. After administration: ▲ compared with subgroup C1, P < 0.05; ◇ compared with subgroup C2, P < 0.05.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Comparison of CD55 levels before and after administration in Group C. After administration: ▲ compared with subgroup C1, P < 0.05; ◇ compared with subgroup C2, P < 0.05.
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