title: The Value of Safflower Yellow Injection for the Treatment of Acute Cerebral Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
abstract: Background. Safflower Yellow Injection has been reported as a treatment for acute cerebral infarction in recent studies in China. However, there is a lack of availability of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of Safflower Yellow Injection for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. So we investigated the effects of Safflower Yellow Injection for the treatment of acute cerebral infarction. Method. All subjects were randomly divided into Safflower Yellow Injection group given Safflower Yellow Injection (80 mg) and control group given placebo (0 mg) injection by intravenous drop once daily for 14 days. National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS); hemorheological detection; coagulation function; and serum inflammatory markers, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), were used to investigate the effects before and 14 days after the treatment. Results. The scores of NIHSS were decreased on day 7 and day 14 after treatment. The hemorheological index of RBC deformation and RBC aggregation were significantly improved, prothrombin time (PT) increased, and fibrinogen (FIB) and TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 were decreased in patients treated with Safflower Yellow injection on day 14 after treatment (P < 0.05). Conclusion. Data suggests that Safflower Yellow Injection therapy may be beneficial for acute cerebral infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 160 W. Chaoyang Road, Lianyungang 222000, China ; Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA.
authors.forename: Le-Jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 160 W. Chaoyang Road, Lianyungang 222000, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 160 W. Chaoyang Road, Lianyungang 222000, China.
authors.forename: Ben-Yu
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 160 W. Chaoyang Road, Lianyungang 222000, China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 160 W. Chaoyang Road, Lianyungang 222000, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Changchun Sanzhen Industry Co., Ltd., Changchun 130000, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA.
authors.forename: Peng-Cheng
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA.
authors.forename: Jiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi