Research of the Relevance of Toufeng Disease Onset and Free Radicals / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the free radicals level in Toufeng disease,also named migraine,so to explore the pathogenesis of the Toufeng disease,as well as to provide an effective treatment for migraine with integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine.Methods The free radicals(SOD,MDA) level in the Toufeng disease onset group(100 cases) were tested and compared with the healthy group(100 cases).The free radicals(SOD,MDA) of the patient group were tested in 4 hours after headache onset while that of the healthy group were tested as soon as taken in.Serum SOD was assayed with xanthine oxidase and MDA with TBA(thiobarbituric acid).Results Compared with the healthy group,the level of SOD was significantly decreased(P