ABSTRACT Objective::To observe the curative effect of levocarnitine on the treament of micro inflammatory state of maintenance hemodialysis patients (MHP). Methods:80 cases of MHP with chronic renal failure(CRF)were selected and divided into the observation group and control group with 40 cases in either group respectively by random number table. The patients in the two groups continued their hemodialysis treatment with the same dialysis frequency and time (3 times of dialysis frequency a week, with 4 hours per time). The patients in the observation group were additionally given 20ml combination of 1.0g levocarnitine and 0.9% sodium chloride, which was slowly injected after dialysis for 8 weeks. The changes of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in plasma before and after the medical treatment were observed, and symptom score changes and drug adverse reactions of the patients before and after medical treatment were observed as well. Results: After 8 weeks’ medical treatment, the IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in plasma of the patients in the observation group more obviously declined than before (P<0.05), and no obvious changes appeared in the patients of the control group before and after the medical treatment (P>0.05). The IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in plasma of the patients in the observation group after the medical treatment were obviously lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the symptom score of patients in observation group more obviously declined than before (P<0.05), and no obvious changes of patients in the control group appeared before and after the medical treatment (P>0.05). The symptom score of the patients in the observation group t was much lower after the medical treatmen than that in the control group (P<0.05). No obvious drug adverse reactions appeared in the patients of the two groups during the medical treament. Conclusion:Levocarnitine had its favorable curative effect on MHP with reliable security, which could reduce the IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels of MHP in plasma, and improve the micro inflammatory state. |