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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2023

Protective effect of ulinastatin on myocardial injuries in children with severe pneumonia.

Xiaoying Fan, Jing Zhang, Jintao Hu

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoying FanDepartment of Pediatrics, Xingtai Third Hospital Xingtai 054000, Hebei, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Hospital of Hengshui Municipal Party Committee and Government Hengshui 053000, Hebei, China.
Jintao HuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Cangxian Hospital Cangzhou 062451, Hebei, China.
Cangzhou Central Hospital · CNHebei Medical University · CNHengshui University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the effect of ulinastatin on myocardial protection in children with severe pneumonia.

methodsIn this retrospective study, children with severe pneumonia were divided into two groups based on their treatment methods. The control group (n=39) received anti-infection therapy, while the experimental group (n=43) received anti-infection therapy combined with ulinastatin. The clinical treatment efficacy, levels of peripheral inflammatory factors, T lymphocyte subsets, QT dispersion and adverse reactions of the two groups were observed and compared before and after treatment.

resultsThe clinical efficacy was improved after intervention (P<0.05), and the total response rate was 88.4% (38/43) in the experimental group and 64.1% in the control group. The post-treatment levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in the peripheral blood were lower than those before treatment, with significant differences (P<0.05). After treatment, the serum levels of CD3+, CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+ in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group, whereas the levels of IL-6, IL-8 and hscRP in the peripheral blood were lower in the experimental group than those in the control group, with significant differences (P<0.05). The QT dispersion indexes, such as QTmax, QTmin, QTd, QTcmax, QTcd and QTcmin in the experimental group were shorter than those in the control group (P<0.05).

conclusionUlinastatin has significant therapeutic efficacy and safety in the clinical treatment of children with severe pneumonia, which may be related to inhibition of the release of inflammatory factors, shortened QT dispersion and the improvement of immune function of peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets.

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anti-infectionMyocardial injuriessevere pneumoniaT lymphocyte subsetsulinastatin

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PMID37056839
PMCPMC10086932
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