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Efficacy and Mechanism of Buxue Yimu Pills on Gynecological Anemia: A Combination of Clinical and Network Pharmacology Study.
- Source :
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine; Dec2022, Vol. 28 Issue 12, p1072-1080, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy and safety of oral administration of Buxue Yimu Pills (BYP, 补血益母丸), ferrous sulfate (FS), and the combination of BYP and FS on gynecological anemia, and investigate the mechanisms using network pharmacology. Methods: A randomized, controlled, multi-center clinical trial was conducted. Totally 150 patients with hemoglobin of 70–110 g/L due to gynecological conditions were recruited and randomized (using the block randomization method) into Buxue Yimu Pills group (24 g/d), oral iron group (FS Tablets, 0.9 g/d), and combined treatment group (BYP, 24 g/d plus FS Tablets, 0.9 g/d), 50 patients in each group. At the enrollment and 4-week treatment, complete blood count, serum iron indexes were evaluated. Adverse events, liver and renal functions, as well as blood coagulation were observed. Network pharmacology was conducted to identify the active ingredients and explore the potential mechanisms of BYP. Results: Ten (20%) and 7 (14%) participants discontinued the therapy due to gastrointestinal symptoms in oral iron and combination treatment groups. All 3 groups showed elevated hemoglobin. The patients in the iron group exhibited typically elevated in serum iron and ferritin and decreased in total iron-binding capacity. No change in iron indexes was observed in BYP group. The patients in the combination treatment group neither showed significant changes in serum ferritin nor total iron-binding capacity. No significant adverse reactions were observed in the BYP group. The network pharmacology identified 27 bioactive compounds and 145 targets of BYP on gynecological anemia. Biological processes and pathways including regulation of inflammation, hormone, angiogenesis and hemostasis, response to decreased oxygen levels, effects on myeloma cell, and response to metal ions were identified. Conclusion: BYP contributes to the practical improvement on gynecological anemia potentially through multi-target mechanisms and optimized iron re-distribution. (Trial registration: No. NCT03232554) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- KIDNEY physiology
LIVER physiology
RESEARCH
GASTROINTESTINAL system
HERBAL medicine
HEMOGLOBINS
HORMONES
ORAL drug administration
IRON
FERRITIN
INFLAMMATION
IRON in the body
HEMOSTASIS
OXYGEN saturation
TREATMENT effectiveness
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
ANEMIA
PATHOLOGIC neovascularization
PHARMACEUTICAL chemistry
COMBINED modality therapy
STATISTICAL sampling
DRUG side effects
CHINESE medicine
PATIENT safety
IRON compounds
THERAPEUTICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16720415
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160371846
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-021-3296-7