Effects ofα-lipoic acid combined with motilin in treatment of patients with diabetic gastroparesis / 中华内分泌外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the curative effects and safety of α-lipoic acid combined with motilin in treatment of patients with diabetic gastroparesis and its influence on gastrointestinal dynamics and gastrointesti -nal hormone.Methods 108 patients with diabetic gastroparesis were included and they were divided into the ob -servation group and the control group according to the random indicator method , with 54 cases in each group .All patients were given routine hypoglycemic therapy .On this basis, patients in the control group were given motilin while patients in the observation group were given α-lipoic acid combined with motilin .After 14 days, the cura-tive effects, the rate of gastric emptying, oral-colonic transit time(OCTT), and gastrointestinal hormone including gastric dynamic element ( MTL ) and somatostatin ( SS ) , stomach gastrin-releasing ( GAS ) and adverse reactions during treatment were compared between the 2 groups.Results The total effective rate was 85.19% and 64.81% respectively in the observation group and the control group , and the difference had statistical significance (P0.05).Conclusions The cura-tive effects of α-lipoic acid combined with motilin in treatment of diabetic gastroparesis is distinct .Its mechanism may be related to improving gastrointestinal disorders , and adjusting gastrointestinal hormone .