[Change of peripheral blood appetite regulation factor of anorexia children and infect of child anorexia granule]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2014 Dec;39(23):4685-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Study the infect of child anorexia granule on serum ghrelin and leptin of anorexia children and its clinical efficacy. Selected 81 cases of anorexia children aged 1-6 years old into treatment group (42 cases) and control group (39 cases), in addition, 30 case healthy children as healthy control group. The control group children were treated with domperidone suspension 0.3 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1), tid, orally 30 minutes before meals. Treatment group were treated with child anorexia granule, 1-3 years 1 package, bid; 4-6 years 1 package, tid; po, 4 weeks as a course of treatment. Study the change of serum ghrelin and leptin before and after therapy. The study demonstrates that before treatment, the serum ghrelin level of disease group was lower than healthy group (P < 0.01), and the serum leptin level was higher than healthy group (P < 0.01). After treatment, the serum ghrelin level both increase, and the serum leptin decline. And the change of treatment group was significantly different with control group (P < 0.01). And the clinical effective rate are 95.23% and 74.35% (P < 0.01). After 6 months of follow-up visit, the children weight significantly increase in treatment group (P < 0.01). Results indicate that child anorexia granule can facilitate secretion of ghrelin, and inhibit secretion of leptin, so as to work up an appetite. And the molecular mechanism is its infect on serum ghrelin, leptin.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anorexia / drug therapy*
  • Anorexia / metabolism
  • Anorexia / physiopathology
  • Appetite Regulation / drug effects*
  • Body Weight / drug effects
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / administration & dosage*
  • Female
  • Ghrelin / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Leptin / metabolism
  • Male

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Ghrelin
  • Leptin