ABSTRACT
Objective To study the correlations between the TCM syndromes of gastrointestinal dyskinesis and the disorders of gastrointestinal hormone,electrogastrogram(EGG) and blood gas in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(COPD) and cor pulmonale.Methods The 120 cases of COPD and cor pulmonale were diagnosed with TCM syndrome differentiation,and plasma motilin(MOT),vasoactive intestinal peptide(VIP),Gastrin(GAS),EGG and blood gas were anglyzed and compared with 26 healthy subjects.Results With the aggravation of COPD and cor pulmonale,the dyskinesis of stomach and intestine was getting worse,developed from Shi-excess to Xu-deficiency.In deficiency syndrome,basic electrorhythm decreased most obviously.In phlegm-damp in lung syndrome,MOT and GAS decreased most obviously.In lung-kidney deficiency syndrome and lung-spleen-kidney deficiency syndrome,VIP increased most obviously.In lung-spleen-kidney deficiency syndrome,anoxia and carbon dioxide retention were most serious but GAS increased.Conclusion All patients of COPD and cor pulmonale have dyskinesis of stomach-intestine to a certain degree,abnormal EGG and disordered gastrointestinal hormones.Severity of ventilatory disturbance,quantity of injured organs,and condition of anoxia due to gastrointestinal blood stasis are all correlated with the development of COPD and cor pulmonale.