Document Type : Original research articles
Authors
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Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
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Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hail directorate of Health, Hail, Saudi Arabia & Sohag Teaching Hospital, Sohag, Egypt.
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Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
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Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt & Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Taibah Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia.
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Obesity-induced inflammation facilitates depression and premenstrual tension syndrome. Hypoxia is a common feature of inflammation. Hypoxia inducible factors adapt cells to low oxygen tension and inflammation.
Objectives: We aimed to see how obesity, along with Amiloride, Hydrochlorothiazide, Metformin, calorie restriction, and walking exercise, affected psychosomatic characteristics of premenstrual tension syndrome, during a six-month period.
Patients and methods: A prior ethical committee approval and informed patients’ consent were taken. This study was performed in Tanta University, Egypt from May 2019 to December 2019. This study aims at evaluating the effects of obesity-induced inflammatory mediators on psychosomatic effects in women having premenstrual tension syndrome. Effects of combined therapy using (Metformin, Amiloride. Hydrochloride/ Hydrochlorthiazide, caloric restriction, half an hour of walking exercise per day, and Vitazinc capsules) treatment was compared to the same combined therapy including Royal vitamin G treatment (instead of Vitazinc) on alleviating psychosomatic manifestations of premenstrual tension syndrome. Sixty obese women having premenstrual tension syndrome were categorized into younger age group (18-39 years) and older age (40-48 years) versus a non-obese age-matched control
group. Body mass index in addition to serum tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF- α), hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and receptor activator of nuclear factor- kappa-Β ligand (RANKL) were assessed. Related psychosomatic manifestations of premenstrual tension syndrome (edema, anxiety, and fatigue) were also assessed.
Results: Obesity significantly increased serum TNF-α (p < 0.01), HIF-1 α (p < 0.01) and RANKL (p < 0.01). Obesity-induced biochemical effects were higher in older obese women than younger ones. Obesity significantly exaggerated the severity of investigated psychosomatic manifestations (p < 0.001). Both combined therapies (including either Vitazinc or Royal vitamin G) significantly and dramatically decreased the percentage of cases having psychosomatic manifestations (p < 0.001) that was closely related to the decreased serum biochemical parameters.
Conclusion: Combined therapy containing Royal vitamin G significantly improved serum biochemical parameters and psychosomatic manifestations better than combined therapy containing Vitazinc.
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