Abstract:Objective To study the effect of Silaenafil on plasma cytokines in neonates with pulmonary hypertension and the therapeutic effect . Methods Totally 136 cases diagnosed with neonatal pulmonary hypertension in our hospital between May 2010 and May 2017 were received. They were randomly divided into an observation group and a contrast group. The two groups were given regular therapy after diagnosis, the observation group received Silaenafil treatment on conventional treatment. The velocity of tricuspid regurgitation was measured by GE doppler echocardiogram, and pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) was calculated with simplified Bernoulli equation. Blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and pH value (pH) of arterial blood were detected and recorded by ABL520 automatic blood gas system. BNP, ET-1, TNF-α, ANG-1 and IL-8 were assayed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Results There was no significant difference in PAP, SpO2, PaO2, PaCO2 or pH between the two groups before treatment (P >0.05). After therapy, SpO2, PaO2 and pH in the observation group were higher than those of the control group, PAP and PaCO2 were lower than those of the control group. The differences were not statistically significant in the levels of BNP, ET-1, TNF-α, ANG-1 and IL-8 between the two groups before treatment (P > 0.05). After therapy, there were significant differences in the levels of BNP, ET-1, TNF-α, ANG-1 and IL-8 between the two groups (P < 0.05); the level of ANG-1 in the observation group was higher than the control group; BNP, ET-1, TNF-α and IL-8 levels were lower than those of the control group. Conclusions Silaenafil therapy has good therapeutic effect on neonatal pulmonary hypertension in neonates and may affect plasma cytokines.