Improved Sleep Affects Epigastric Pain in Functional Dyspepsia by Reducing the Levels of Inflammatory Mediators

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INTRODUCTION: The pathogenesis of epigastric pain in functional dyspepsia (FD) is complex. The study aims to explore the effect of sleep improvement on this symptom.

METHODS: In total, 120 patients with FD-associated epigastric pain and insomnia were randomly divided into experimental and control groups using the envelope method. After applying the exclusion criteria, 107 patients were enrolled in the experimental (56 patients) and control (51 patients) groups. Insomnia was graded according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). In the experimental group, eszopiclone 3 mg, eszopiclone 3 mg + estazolam 1 mg, and eszopiclone 3 mg + estazolam 2 mg were given to patients with mild, moderate, and severe insomnia, respectively. In the control group, patients were given 1, 2, or 3 tablets of vitamin B complex. Patient sleep quality was monitored with Sleepthing. Epigastric pain was evaluated with a Numeric Rating Scale. The serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Pain scores, sleep parameters, and serum levels of inflammatory mediators were compared before and after treatment.

RESULTS: After treatment, the pain scores, sleep parameters, and TNF-α and IL-6 levels in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05). PSQI insomnia scores were significantly associated with pain scores, IL-6, and TNF-α (p < 0.05) but not in IL-8 and IL-1β levels (p > 0.05) among the three groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Improving sleep with eszopiclone and/or estazolam alleviates FD-associated epigastric pain, possibly by inhibiting related downstream transmission pathways and reducing the release of inflammatory mediators.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 41(2023), 6 vom: 16., Seite 835-844

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Du, Huang [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Rongpan [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Shuping [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Mingxia [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wenhua [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Wangfeng [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Nating [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Guohua [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Kangming [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Fajing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hongbin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Epigastric pain
Estazolam
Eszopiclone
Functional dyspepsia
Inflammation Mediators
Inflammatory mediators
Insomnia
Interleukin-6
Interleukin-8
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 16.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000531748

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361059973