Effect of mild hypothermia combined with VitC and EPO therapy on target organ damage in children with neonatal asphyxia

• Main Author: Shu-Yun Wang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editorial Board of Journal of Hainan Medical University 2017-10-01
• Series: Journal of Hainan Medical University
• Subjects: Neonatal asphyxia; Mild hypothermia; Target organ; Oxidative stress; Apoptosis
• Online Access: http://www.hnykdxxb.com/PDF/201719/29.pdf
• ISSN: 1007-1237; 1007-1237

Objective: To study the effect of mild hypothermia combined with vitamin C (VitC) and erythropoietin (EPO) therapy on target organ damage in children with neonatal asphyxia. Methods: Children with neonatal asphyxia who were treated in Taihe County People’s Hospital between April 2014 and February 2017 were selected and randomly divided into two groups, mild hypothermia group received mild hypothermia combined VitC and EPO therapy, and control group received VitC and EPO therapy. Serum levels of of target organ damage markers, oxidative stress indexes and apoptosis indexes were measured before treatment as well as 3 d and 7 d after treatment. Results: 3 d and 7 d after treatment, serum NSE, H-FABP, cTnI, CysC, MDA, Caspase-3, PDCD5, sFas and sFasL levels of both groups of children were significantly lower than those before treatment while TAS, SOD, GSH and Bcl-2 levels were significantly higher than those before treatment, and serum NSE, H-FABP, cTnI, CysC, MDA, Caspase-3, PDCD5, sFas and sFasL levels of mild hypothermia group were significantly lower than those of control group while TAS, SOD, GSH and Bcl-2 levels were significantly higher than those of control group. Conclusion: Mild hypothermia combined with VitC and EPO therapy can reduce the target organ damage of children with neonatal asphyxia by inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis.