Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of hyperbaric oxygenation on patients with acute cerebral infarction and its effect on the serum content of VEGF and Ang-1. Methods Totally 200 acute cerebral infarction patients were divided into hyperbaric oxygenation treatment group (treatment group, 114 cases) and control group (86 cases). The course of treatment was 30 days. Degree of nervous functional defects (NIHSS) scores, activities of daily life abilities (ALD) scores and serum levels of Ang-2 and VEGF in the two groups were compared before and after treatment. Results The NIHSS scores of the two groups were obviously reduced after treatment. The scores after 24-h treatment were significantly different from those before treatment in both groups (P < 0.05), the improvements were more significant in the treatment group compared to those in the control group. The scores was time-dependently lowered. The ADL scores of both groups were obviously improved after treatment, the scores after 24-h treatment were not significantly different (P > 0.05) while the scores after 15-day treatment were significantly different (P < 0.05) from those before treatment in the two groups, the improvements were more significant in the treatment group than those in the control group. The scores was time-dependently increased. The serum levels of VEGF and Ang-2 were increased after treatment in both groups, the levels were significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The VEGF and Ang-2 levels peaked after 15-day treatment and declined on the 30th day of treatment. In both groups VEGF and Ang-2 levels after 24-h treatment had no significant difference from those before treatment (P > 0.05), the levels after 15-day treatment were significantly different from those after 30-day treatment (P < 0.05). Conclusions Hyperbaric oxygenation can regulate serum levels of Ang-2 and VEGF in patients with acute cerebral infarction and improve the degree of nervous functional defects and activities of daily life, therefore deserves further research and application.