ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the effect of lipoic acid on oxidative stress,inflammation and nutritional status in peritoneal dialysis patients.Methods:94 peritoneal dialysis patients were randomly divided into the observe group(n=47) the control group(n=47).They all accepted the conventional treatment,but the patients in the observed group were given the treatment of lipoic acid capsules(0.2 g tid) for 12 weeks.Superoxide dismutase(SOD),malondialdehyde(MDA),serum advanced oxidation protein products ( AOPPs ) were used to reflect the level of oxidative stress, high sensitive CRP, IL-6 and TNF-αwere used to reflect the micro inflammatory state, modified quantitative subjective global assessment ( MQSGA ) , mid-arm circumference, mid-arm muscle circumference,triceps skinfold thickness ( TSF ) , body mass index ( BMI ) , and serum albumin were used to reflect the nutritional status.The difference of oxidative stress, micro inflammatory state and nutritional status were compared between the two groups.Results:①In the observation group,the concentrations of AOPPs and MDA after treatment were significantly lower than that before treatment,and the concentration of SOD after treatment was significantly higher than that before treatment ( P<0.05 );after treatment,the concentrations of AOPPs and MDA in the observe group were significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.05), and the concentration of SOD in the observe group was significantly higher than that in the control group ( P<0.05 ) .②In the observation group,the concentrations of high sensitive CRP,IL-6 and TNF-αafter treatment were significantly lower than that before treatment(P<0.05);after treatment,the concentrations of high sensitive CRP,IL-6 and TNF-αin the observe group were significantly lower than that in the control group ( P<0.05 ) .③In the observation group, the TSF, mid-arm circumference, mid-arm muscle circumference,BMI and albumin after treatment were significantly higher than that before treatment(P<0.05),and the MQSGA after treatment was significantly lower than that before treatment ( P<0.05 );after treatment, the MQSGA in the observe group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.05),and serum albumin in the observe group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Lipoic acid could improve oxidative stress in peritoneal dialysis patients,so as to improve the micro inflammatory state and nutritional status.