Objective To evaluate the protective effect of Rhubarb on vascular endothelial cell function in the sepsis patients. Methods We carried out a prospective, single-center, randomized controlled study based on 41 patients with sepsis who admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the 908th Hospital of PLA. The patients were randomly divided into Rhubarb treatment group (n=20) and control group (n=21). Blood samples were collected before, 24 h and 72 h after the medication. Conventional coagulation tests [prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen, thrombin time (TT), fibrin degradation products (FDP), D-dimer, antithrombin (AT-Ⅲ), platelet count, platelet distribution width] and coagulation molecular markers including thrombomodulin (TM), tissue plasminogen activator-inhibitor complex (t-PAIC), thrombin- antithrombin complex(TAT), plasmin-α2 antiplasmin complex (PIC) were detected and statistically analyzed. Results The fibrinogen level [(3.5±1.0) g/L] at the 72 h after administration in Rhubarb treatment group was significantly higher than that in control group [(2.7±0.8) g/L] and Rhubarb treatment group before administration [(2.7±0.9) g/L] (P<0.05). Compared with the serum TM [19.0(15.5,22.6) TU/ml] and t-PAIC [15.4(9.7, 20.9) ng/ml] levels before treatment in control group, the TM [27.3(20.8, 31.2) TU/ml] and t-PAIC [22.2 (15.5, 38.6) ng/ml] at the 72 h after administration in control group significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with TM [27.3(20.8, 31.2) TU/ml] and t-PAIC [22.2(15.5, 38.6) ng/ml] of control group, the TM [13.2(10.9, 18.0) TU/ml] and t-PAIC [9.2(7.3, 23.1) ng/ml] at the 72 h after administration in Rhubarb treatment group were significantly decreased (P<0.05).Compared with the serum TM [19.7(17.1, 23.4) TU/ml] levels before treatment and the TM [18.6(15.3, 21.1) TU/ml] at the 24 h after administration in Rhubarb treatment group, the TM at the 72 h after administration were significantly decreased (P<0.05).Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that there was no statistically significant difference in 14-day survival rate between the two groups(P>0.05). Conclusion Chinese Rhubarb can down-regulate TM and t-PAIC levels and improve vascular endothelial cell function in patients with sepsis.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |