Effect of Tongxinluo Capsule （通心络胶囊） on Plasma Endothelin, Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide and Nitrogen Oxide of Acute Cerebral Infarction Patients

Research of TCM shows that the chief pathological basis of acute cerebral infarction (ACI) is "blood stasis obstructing collateral". Here the authors used Tongxinluo capsule (通心络胶囊, TXLC) for replenishing qi, removing stasis and dredging collateral to treat qi deficiency-blood stasis type of ACI, and observed the change of plasma endothelin (ET), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and nitrogen oxide (NO), aiming at exploringthe effect of TXLC on vascular endothelial function and neurotransmitter.