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Kulik-Kupka K, Jabczyk M, Nowak J, Jagielski P, Hudzik B, Zubelewicz-Szkodzińska B. Fetuin-A and Its Association with Anthropometric, Atherogenic, and Biochemical Parameters and Indices among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14194034. [PMID: 36235688 PMCID: PMC9571247 DOI: 10.3390/nu14194034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) contributes to metabolic and endocrine complications for women of reproductive age. We set out to assess the relationship between fetuin-A and anthropometric parameters, anthropometric indices, body composition, and atherogenic indices, as well as carbohydrate and lipid profile in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods. The study included 49 women with PCOS, aged between 18 and 39 years. All patients were tested for fetuin-A, fasting glucose and insulin, and lipid parameters, after oral-glucose administration were done. All of them underwent anthropometric measurements and body composition analyses such as BMI (Body Mass Index), WHR (Waist to Hip Ratio), WHtR (Waist to Height Ratio), BAI (Body Adiposity Index), VAI (Visceral Adiposity Index), LAP (Lipid Accumulation Product), BRI (Body Roundness Index), ABSI (A Body Shape Index), ABSI z-core (ABSI with added mortality risk in correlation with age and gender), AIP (Atherogenic Risk of Plasma), AC (Atherogenic Coefficient), Castelli risk index-I, and Castelli risk index-II. Results: Obesity was diagnosed in 18 patients (36.7%) based on BMI index and 7 patients (14.3%) based on BAI index. Significantly increased risk of metabolic complications was observed among 26 patients (53.1%) based on waist circumferences. Based on VAI index, risk of metabolic disease was observed among 17 women (34.7%). Dyslipidemia such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and mixed hyperlipidemia was detected among 14 patients (28.6%), and insulin resistance was observed among 29 (59.2%). There was a positive correlation between fetuin-A and total cholesterol (r = 0.30, p = 0.0034). There was no statistically significant correlation between fetuin-A and all of the anthropometric measurements and anthropometric indices, atherogenic indices, and other biochemical parameters. Conclusion: Fetuin-A correlates with hypercholesterolemia. It is necessary to conduct further research regarding the relationship between fetuin-A concentrations and body composition, anthropometric indices, and metabolic disorders in women with PCOS. Surprisingly, the effects of concentration of fetuin-A and anthropometric indices (BAI, VAI, LAP, ABSI, ABSI z-core) in woman with PCOS have not been closely examined. Future studies that take these variables into account will need to be undertaken. More information on the relationship between fetuin-A concentrations and anthropometric indices would aid us in establishing a greater degree of accuracy on this matter.
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- Karolina Kulik-Kupka
- Department of Nutrition-Related Disease Prevention, Department of Metabolic Disease Prevention, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 41-900 Bytom, Poland
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- Department of Nutrition-Related Disease Prevention, Department of Metabolic Disease Prevention, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 41-900 Bytom, Poland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Department of Metabolic Disease Prevention, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 41-900 Bytom, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-3239-76541
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- Department of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Department of Metabolic Disease Prevention, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 41-900 Bytom, Poland
- Third Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Nutrition-Related Disease Prevention, Department of Metabolic Disease Prevention, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 41-900 Bytom, Poland
- Department of Endocrinology, District Hospital, 41-940 Piekary Slaskie, Poland
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Kaune H, Montiel JF, Fenwick M, Williams SA. Rapid ovarian transcript changes during the onset of premature ovarian insufficiency. REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY 2022; 3:RAF-22-0036. [PMID: 35972313 PMCID: PMC9513667 DOI: 10.1530/raf-22-0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The manuscript has been submitted without altering abstract in line with Reproduction's Flexible Submission Process. The abstract is extended and thus does not fit this space.
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- Heidy Kaune
- Laboratory of Reproduction, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
- Program of Ethics and Public Policies in Human Reproduction, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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- Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, Women’s Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Association between clinical symptoms and apolipoprotein A1 or apolipoprotein B levels is regulated by apolipoprotein E variant rs429358 in patients with chronic schizophrenia. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2021; 20:56. [PMID: 34930329 PMCID: PMC8686343 DOI: 10.1186/s12991-021-00376-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphisms are correlated with blood lipid levels and several neuropsychiatric symptoms. Therefore, this study aimed to examine whether the ApoE rs429358 affected the development and clinical symptoms of schizophrenia and to explore the relationship between apolipoproteins levels and clinical symptoms. METHODS The ApoE rs429358 was genotyped using a case-control design. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was employed to evaluate the psychopathology of all patients. RESULTS A total of 637 patients with schizophrenia and 467 healthy controls were recruited. We found no significant differences in the genotype and allele distribution between the patient and control groups. A significant correlation between PANSS negative symptoms and ApoA1 levels (p = 0.048) or ApoB levels (p = 0.001) was found in patients with schizophrenia, which was also confirmed by linear regression analyses (p = 0.048 vs. p = 0.001). Interestingly, only in the T homozygote group, ApoA1 and ApoB levels were predictors of the PANSS negative symptom score (p = 0.008 vs. p = 0.012), while in the C allele carrier group, no correlation was observed. CONCLUSIONS This study found that the levels of ApoA1 and ApoB were negatively associated with negative symptoms of patients with schizophrenia. Furthermore, the association between ApoA1 or ApoB levels and psychopathology of schizophrenia was regulated by ApoE rs429358.
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He H, Feng J, Zhang S, Wang Y, Li J, Gao J, Cong J, Gong Y, Wu X. The Apolipoprotein B/A1 Ratio is Associated With Metabolic Syndrome Components, Insulin Resistance, Androgen Hormones, and Liver Enzymes in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:773781. [PMID: 35069437 PMCID: PMC8766308 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.773781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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AIM To evaluate the association between the apolipoprotein B/A1 ratio (ApoB/ApoA1) and metabolic and endocrine parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS This study was a secondary analysis of the Acupuncture and Clomiphene for Chinese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome trial (PCOSAct), and 957 subjects with available ApoB and ApoA1 measurements were included. Tests for linear trends and linear regression were used to assess the relation between the ApoB/ApoA1 ratio and metabolic and endocrine parameters. Logistic regression was used to estimate the association between the ratio and risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and insulin resistance (IR). The receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve was used to determine the predictive value of the ApoB/ApoA1 ratio for MetS and IR. RESULTS The results showed that the ApoB/ApoA1 ratio was positively associated with waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance, high free testosterone, high free androgen index, alanine transferase, aspartate transferase, and higher prevalence of MetS and IR, but was negatively correlated with high-density lipoprotein and sex hormone-binding globulin after adjusting for age and body mass index. Logistic regression showed that compared with the ApoB/ApoA1 ratio in first quartile, those in the fourth quartile demonstrated a higher risk of MetS (OR: 24.48, 95%CI: 8.54-70.15, P trend <0.001) and IR (OR: 1.78, 95%CI: 1.10-2.87, P trend <0.05) after adjusting for confounding factors. ROC curve results showed that the AUCMetS was 0.84 (95%CI: 0.81-0.86) and had 86.8% sensitivity and 70.3% specificity with a threshold value of 0.64, and the AUCIR was 0.68 (95%CI: 0.64-0.71) and had 74.3% sensitivity and 58.2% specificity with a threshold value of 0.56. CONCLUSIONS Increased ApoB/ApoA1 ratio was associated with worse MetS components, IR, and elevated androgen hormones and liver enzymes. The ratio might be a useful tool to screen for MetS and IR in PCOS patients.
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- Hui He
- Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology Yantian Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Beilun District People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated College of Medicine, Beilun Branch of Zhejiang University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
- Heilongjiang Province Hospital, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaoke Wu,
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Zhou B, Ren H, Zhou X, Yuan G. Associations of iron status with apolipoproteins and lipid ratios: a cross-sectional study from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. Lipids Health Dis 2020; 19:140. [PMID: 32546165 PMCID: PMC7298938 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-020-01312-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Iron overload has been found to be related with various cardiometabolic disorders, like dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes. The disturbance of the iron status and lipid metabolism can contribute to organ damage such as atherosclerotic plaque growth and instability. An assessment on the associations of iron status with apolipoproteins and lipid ratios would be informative for maintenance of metabolic homeostasis and hinderance of disease progression. Hence, this study aims to establish the relationships of iron status with apolipoproteins and lipid ratios. Methods A cross-sectional study of 7540 adult participants from the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2009 was conducted. Logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the relationships between indicators of iron status and the prevalence of unfavorable apolipoprotein profiles. Multivariate linear regression models were constructed to assess the dose-response correlations between serum ferritin and lipid parameters. Results After adjustment for confounding factors, in both sexes, the subjects in the top quartile of ferritin had the highest prevalence of an elevated apolipoprotein B (men: odds ratio (OR) 1.97, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.50–2.62; women: OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.53–2.97) and an elevated apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio (men: OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.50–2.66; women: OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.04–1.92) when compared with individuals in the lowest quartile. Hemoglobin were also independently associated with unfavorable apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio both in men and women. However, transferrin (men: OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.56–0.99; women: OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.56–0.95) and soluble transferrin receptor (men: OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.57–0.99; women: OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.55–0.91) were found to be negatively associated with a decreased apolipoprotein A1. Moreover, after controlling for potential confounders, the ferritin concentrations were significantly associated with the levels of lipid ratios including TG/HDL-C, non-HDL-C/HDL-C, TC/HDL-C, apoB/apoA1, and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio in men (β coefficient = 0.147, 0.061, 0.043, 0.038, 0.032, respectively, all P values < 0.001) and in women (β coefficient = 0.074, 0.034, 0.025, 0.020, 0.018, respectively, all P values < 0.05). Conclusions The indicators of iron status are significantly associated with unfavorable apolipoprotein profiles. Serum ferritin concentrations are positively correlated with the levels of lipid ratios. The management on the modifiable iron status and lipid metabolism has a clinical significance. The atherosclerotic lipid profiles of the patients with iron overload deserve special clinical concerns.
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- Bowen Zhou
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
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Cortés YI, Barinas-Mitchell E, Suder Egnot N, Bhasin S, Jasuja R, Santoro N, Thurston RC. Associations of Endogenous Sex Hormones with Carotid Plaque Burden and Characteristics in Midlife Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020; 105:5695920. [PMID: 31900485 PMCID: PMC7077951 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgz327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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CONTEXT Endogenous sex hormones may be involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. Carotid plaque characteristics, such as echogenicity, an ultrasound measure that reflects plaque composition, may identify unstable plaques that are more likely to rupture, precipitating a CVD event. However, few studies have considered sex steroids in relation to carotid plaque and its characteristics. OBJECTIVE To evaluate estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), and free T (FT) in relation to carotid plaque in women. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In MsHeart, a cross-sectional study of 304 women aged 40 to 60 years, participants underwent a carotid artery ultrasound assessment. The current analysis included MsHeart participants with carotid plaque (n = 141, 46%). E1, E2, and T were assayed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; FT was estimated using ensemble allostery models. Regression models were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and CVD risk factors. MAIN OUTCOMES Carotid plaque burden (number of plaques, total plaque area [TPA]) and characteristics (calcification, echogenicity) were determined using semi-automated software. RESULTS SHBG was inversely related to TPA (odds ratio [OR] 0.39; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.21, 0.74; multivariable) and higher FTs were associated with greater TPA (OR 2.89; 95% CI 1.31, 6.37; multivariable). Higher E1 was related to echogenicity (OR 2.31; 95% CI 1.26, 4.33; multivariable), characteristic of more stable plaque. CONCLUSIONS SHBG and FT are related to TPA while E1 is related to plaque echogenicity, suggesting these hormones have different roles in the development of carotid plaque. Our findings highlight the importance of sex hormones in the development of carotid plaque in midlife women.
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- Yamnia I Cortés
- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Yamnia I. Cortés, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Carrington Hall, Campus Box 7460, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460. E-mail:
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Research Program in Men’s Health: Aging and Metabolism, Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Research Program in Men’s Health: Aging and Metabolism, Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Function Promoting, LLC, Waltham, Massachusetts
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Zhu Y, Wang X, Wang W, Wang H, Zhang F. Expression and influence of pentraxin-3, HbAlc and ApoA1/ApoB in serum of patients with acute myocardial infarction combined with diabetes mellitus type 2. Exp Ther Med 2018; 15:4395-4399. [PMID: 29731826 PMCID: PMC5920826 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.5930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The present study investigated the clinical significance of changes in levels of hypersensitive plasma pentraxin-3 (PTX3), hemoglobin A1c (HbAlc) and apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA1)/apolipoprotein B (ApoB) on patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM). After admission, 100 patients diagnosed with AMI combined with T2DM were selected as Group A. According to the level of fasting blood glucose (FBG), they were then subdivided into Group A1 (n=44) with FBG ≥13.0 mmol/l and Group A2 (n=56) with FBG <13.0 mmol/l. A total of 100 hospitalized patients with AMI in People's Hospital of Dongying (Dongying, China) were collected as Group B, and 100 healthy people receiving physical examination in the Physical Examination Center of People's Hospital of Dongying were selected as Group C. Serum PTX3, HbAlc and ApoA1/ApoB of all the study participants were tested, and diseased coronary artery vessels were divided into single-, double- and triple-vessel lesions according to their numbers. Logistic regression analysis was performed for the number of diseased coronary artery vessels and each index. The level of PTX3 in Group A1 was higher than that in Group A2; the level of ApoA1/ApoB in the former was lower than that in the latter (P<0.05); and the level of HbAlc in the former was significantly higher than that in the latter (P<0.01); the levels of PTX3 and HbA1c in Group A2 were higher than those in Group B, while the level of ApoA1/ApoB in the former was lower than that in the latter (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the number of diseased coronary artery vessels was positively correlated with PTX3 and HbA1c, but negatively correlated with ApoA1/ApoB. PTX3, HbAlc and ApoA1/apoB have a certain clinical significance in assessing the severity of AMI combined with T2DM.
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- Yanxia Zhu
- Department of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Dongying, Dongying, Shandong 257091, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Dongying, Dongying, Shandong 257091, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency, People's Hospital of Dongying, Dongying, Shandong 257091, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Dongying, Dongying, Shandong 257091, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Dongying, Dongying, Shandong 257091, P.R. China
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Cui X, Jing X, Wu X, Bi X, Liu J, Long Z, Zhang X, Zhang D, Jia H, Su D, Huo K. Abnormal expression levels of BMP15/Smad1 are associated with granulosa cell apoptosis in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:8231-8236. [PMID: 28983616 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder that affects reproductive dysfunction and metabolism in women of childbearing age. An increasing number of studies have suggested that the bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) signalling pathway serves an important role in the pathogenesis of PCOS; however, the full mechanism remains unknown. The present study revealed that intrinsic follicular dysplasia may be associated with regulation disorders of ovarian granulosa cell apoptosis. Compared with the control group, body mass index, luteinising hormone and testosterone levels were significantly increased (P<0.05). The percentage of S phase cells was significantly higher, cells in G2/M phase cells was significantly lower, and cells undergoing apoptosis was significantly higher in the PCOS group compared with the control group (P<0.05). The expression levels of B‑cell lymphoma 2 was significantly decreased in granulosa cells of PCOS group, whereas the expression of caspase‑3 was higher than the control group (P<0.05). The rate of apoptosis of granulosa cells was measured by a terminal deoxynucleotide transferase dUTP nick‑end labelling assay. The relative mRNA expression levels of BMP receptor 2 and SMAD1 were significantly decreased in granulosa cells in the PCOS group compared with the control (P<0.05). In addition, the expression of BMP15 in follicular fluid and Smad1 in granulosa cells was significantly decreased in the PCOS group compared with the control (P<0.05). The data suggested that the BMP15/Smad1 signalling pathway may be involved in granulosa cell apoptosis, and may be a target for clinical treatment for PCOS.
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- Xiangrong Cui
- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Shanxi Province People's Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Tumor Hospital of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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