Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of Ginkgo biloba leaves on clinical treatment, prognosis and inflammatory status of patients with diabetic lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans (DLASO) after intracavitary intervention. Methods A total of 84 patients with DLASO after intracavitary intervention in the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University from November 2014 to October 2016 were randomly divided into a Ginkgo biloba leaf treatment group (treatment group) and a control group with 42 cases in each group. The patients in the control group received basic treatment, including stabilizing blood glucose and blood pressure, elective intracavitary interventional therapy, oral administration of Clopidogrel 75 mg/d combined with aspirin entericcoated tablets 0.1 g/d for 3 d before surgery and 6 m after operation. On the basis of the control group, the treatment group was treated with Ginkgo biloba leaves 40 mg, 3 times/d. Inflammatory factors (IL-6, TNF-α and CRP) were observed before operation and 12 h after operation. The Wagner grade and ankle brachial index (ABI) were recorded in the two groups before operation and 6 m after operation. The clinical symptoms, restenosis and amputation were also recorded 6 m after operation. Results At the 12th h after intracavitary intervention, IL-6, TNF-α and CRP significantly increased in both groups (P < 0.05), and the levels of IL-6, TNF-α and CRP in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). At 6 m after operation, the ABI and clinical symptoms of diabetic feet were significantly improved in both groups, and the improvement of the treatment group was superior to that of the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05); the total effective rate of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group (χ2 = 6.222, P = 0.013), but there was no significant difference in vascular restenosis rate or amputation rate between the two groups (χ2 = 0.718 and 2.049, P = 0.397 and 0.152). Conclusions Ginkgo biloba leaves do not have obvious effect on lowering the rates of vascular restenosis and amputation in the patients with DLASO after intracavitary intervention. However, they could reduce the levels of inflammatory factors 12 h after surgery and improve the inflammatory status, Wagner grade, ABI and clinical symptoms after intervention, therefore, have great clinical significance.