title: [Effects of nao-yi-an on tumor necrosis factor alpha and insulin resistance of acute intracerebral hemorrhagic patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of nao-yi-an on tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and insulin resistance of acute intracerebral hemorrhagic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients were randomly divided into two groups: the medicine control group and the nao-yi-an treatment group. TNF-alpha and insulin were checked by radioimmunoassay before and after the treatment. Fifteen healthy people were made as the negative control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  TNF-alpha of both treatment groups was higher while insulin sensitivity index(ISI) was remarkably lower compared with the health group (P < 0.01). After the treatment ISI increased and TNF-alpha was remarkably lower in the treatment group (P < 0.01). Differences of TNF-alpha and ISI between the treatment group and medicine control group were significant (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  nao-yi-an can decrease TNF-alpha and increase ISI, which is a mechanism of reducing cerebral ischemic-reperfusion injury.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Combined Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Bai-yan
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xing-qun
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chang-hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha