Practical Geriatrics ›› 2023, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 348-351.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2023.04.007

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Short-term effect of Qi-Kui granules combined with dulaglutide in the treatment of clinical stage of diabetic kidney disease in the elderly

WANG Li-juan, FENG Fei, ZHOU Jing-bo, RUAN Yuan, ZHA Min, PU Qiang, YU Jiang-yi   

  1. Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China(WANG Li-juan, FENG Fei, ZHOU Jing-bo, RUAN Yuan, ZHA Min, YU Jiang-yi);
    Department of Cardiology, Rugao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nantong 226500, China(PU Qiang)
  • Received:2022-04-20 Online:2023-04-20 Published:2023-03-31
  • Contact: YU Jiang-yi, Email: 23839508@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To observe the short-term effect of Qi-Kui granules combined with dulaglutide in the treatment of clinical stage of diabetic kidney disease (DKD)in the elderly. Methods A total of 80 elderly patients with clinical stage of DKD hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from November 2019 to June 2021 were enrolled and divided into experiment group and control group by random number table, with 40 cases in each group. The control group was subcutaneously injected with dulaglutide injection 1.5 mg once a week; The experiment group took Qi-Kui granules 10 g on the basis of the control group, 3 times daily. Both groups were treated for 12 weeks. The levels of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure(SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total cholesterol(TC), triglyceride(TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), serum creatinine(Scr), urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) and 24 hours urine protein(24hUTP) in both groups before and after treatment were compared. Results During the study, 5 cases fell off in the experiment group, and 4 cases fell off in the control group. After treatment, the levels of FPG, HbA1c, SBP, DBP, TC, TG and LDL-C in both groups were significantly lower than those before treatment (P<0.05 or P<0.01), but there were no statistical differences between the two groups (P>0.05); The levels of Scr, UACR and 24hUTP in both groups were significantly decreased after treatment (P<0.05 or P<0.01), especially in the experiment group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in the experiment group was higher than that in the control group (88.57% vs 55.56%, P<0.01). Conclusions Qi-Kui granules combined with dulaglutide can significantly reduce the levels of Scr and urinary protein in the elderly patients with clinical stage of DKD, and they show protective effect on renal.

Key words: aged, diabetic kidney disease, Qi-Kui granules, dulaglutide

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