Objective: This study was intended to evaluate the effects of gangliosides combined with mouse nerve growth factor (NGF) on the expression of serum hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) levels in neonates with ischemic-hypoxic encephalopathy (HIE).
Methods: One hundred and thirty neonates with HIE admitted to our hospital from May 2017 to April 2019 were grouped into two groups according to the protocol of a randomized controlled trial, with 65 cases in each group. The control group received ganglioside treatment, while the combined group was treated with ganglioside + NGF for 2 weeks.