• *Department of General Surgery of Baiyin Municipal First People’s Hospital, Baiyin 730900, Gansu Province, China;
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Objective  To explore the possible anti-inflammatory mechanism of intensive insulin therapy (IIT) by studying the effect of IIT on the levels of TNF-α, IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP) and APACHE Ⅱ score in biliary pyemia. Methods  Twenty eight patients with biliary pyemia who were admitted by our department and given an operation within 24 h form Jan. 2005 to Dec. 2008 were randomly divided into two groups by using random number table numbers: one group treated with IIT (IIT group, n=14) and another group treated with routine insulin therapy (RIT group, n=14). The inflammatory factors, such as TNF-α, IL-6 and CRP were detected dynamically and the APACHEⅡ score was calculated. ResultsThe level of CRP and APACHEⅡ score on day 5 and 7 and the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 on day 3, 5 and 7 after operation in IIT group were significantly lower than those in RIT group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with preoperative levels, the IL-6 and APACHEⅡ score in IIT group commenced to decrease on day 3 after operation (P<0.05), that was earlier than control group. Conclusion  The treatment with IIT can suppress the composition of TNF-α, IL-6 and CRP, protect impaired hepatic cells, and reduce APACHEⅡ score, the degree of systemic inflammation and incidence of MODS.

Citation: PU Changchun,ZHOU Xigui,HU Jieliang,LI Faping. Effect of Intensive Insulin Therapy on Inflammatory Level of Biliary Pyemia. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2009, 16(12): 974-977. doi: Copy