Study on the Mechanism of Colla Corri Asini in the Treatment of Thalassemia Patients With Pregnancy Anemia

Summary

This study aims to explore the pathways and targets of regulating globin expression, which might be related to Colla corii asini (CCA, E'jiao) treating anemia in pregnant women with β-thalassemia. Firstly, ten pregnant patients who meet inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to either the treatment group or control group in a 1: 1 ratio. The patients in the treatment group will be given 15 g of CCA daily for 4 weeks and followed up, while the control group will be treated with nothing and followed up in the same period. The transcriptional test and bioinformatics analysis would be conducted to detect and determine the potential pathways and targets of regulating globin expression before and after the treatment. Secondly, sixty pregnant patients who meet inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to either the treatment group or control group in a 2: 1 ratio. The treatment group and control group respectively received the same treatment and follow-up regimen as the transcriptional study mentioned above. According to the results of the transcriptional study, the target gene signaling pathway molecules, Hb concentration, and the levels of α-、β-、γ- and δ-globin will be detected and compared.

Timeline

Start

2017-12-01

Primary completion

2018-12-31

Completion

2019-02-28

Publications

• Background Li Y, He H, Yang L, Li X, Li D, Luo S. Therapeutic effect of Colla corii asini on improving anemia and hemoglobin compositions in pregnant women with thalassemia. Int J Hematol. 2016 Nov;104(5):559-565. doi: 10.1007/s12185-016-2069-0. Epub 2016 Jul 25.
• Background Cheng YL, Zhang XH, Sun YW, Wang WJ, Fang SP, Wu ZK. Clinical Effect and Mechanism of Yisui Shengxue Granules in Thalassemia Patients with Mild, Moderate, or Severe Anemia. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:1713897. doi: 10.1155/2016/1713897. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

Drugs

Indications