title: [Observation on effect of integrated Chinese and Western medicine in treating patients with peripheral atherosclerosis obliterans].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine (TCM-WM) and its influence on plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1), nitric oxide (NO) and apoproteins.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety patients of peripheral atherosclerosis obliterans (ASO) were divided into three groups randomly and treated with Salvia injection (SI), prostaglandin E1(PGE1) and SI + PGE1 respectively. The clinical manifestation of patients was observed dynamically, plasma level of ET-1, NO and apoprotein were tested before and after treatment by radioimmunoassay, Griss method, immuno-transmission method and enzyme method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cure rate of the SI, PGE1 and TCM-WM group was 26.67%, 33.33% and 46.67% respectively, the effective rate of them was 26.67%, 40.00% and 43.33% respectively. The therapeutic effect of the TCM-WM group was better than that of the SI and PGE1 group, P < 0.01. The plasma level of ET-1, NO and apoprotein was positively correlated with the stage altering of ASO, it was normalized gradually when ASO was alleviating effectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TCM-WM therapy has good clinical effect in treating ASO. To observe the change of ET-1, NO and apoprotein level before and after treatment dynamically is helpful to judge the severity, progress of disease and effect of treatment, and has high clinical significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, First Clinical College, China Medical University, Shenyang (110001).
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000097:blood; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D019332:Endothelin-1; D010936:Plant Extracts; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D015232:Dinoprostone