title: [Effect of TCM treatment for dissolving phlegm and dispelling stasis on plasma protein and thrombomodulin in patients with acute cerebral infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of TCM treatment for dissolving phlegm and dispelling stasis (DP-DS) on acute cerebral infarction (ACI) and its influences on plasma protein C and S and soluble thrombomodulin (TM).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twenty-two patients were randomly assigned to two groups, the treated group (62 cases) and the control group (60 cases). They were all treated with the conventional treatment, and DP-DS treatment was given to the treated group additionally. The treatment course was 14 days. The changes in scores of TCM syndrome and neurofunction impairment (NIHSS), levels of plasma protein C (PC), protein S (PS) and TM before and after treatment in the two groups were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate of TCM syndrome in the treated group was higher than that in the control group (P= 0.00). After treatment, NIHSS in the two groups was significantly different (P=0.00), and the score in the treated group was superior to that in the control group (P = 0.00). NIHSS score and levels of PC and PS were improved in both groups (P = 0.024, 0.028), and the improvement of PC in the treated group was superior to that in the control group respectively (P = 0.049). But no significant change of TM was shown after treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TCM DP-DS treatment shows significant effect in improving TCM syndrome and neurofunction impairment of the patients with acute cerebral infarction, and raise the levels of PC and PS.
authors.affiliation: Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing. huwenzhong1378@sina.com
authors.forename: Wen-zhong
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Bao-sen
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011486:Protein C / Q000378:metabolism*; D018180:Thrombomodulin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D011486:Protein C; D018180:Thrombomodulin