Correlation between soluble Fas ligand and cardiovascular disease in uremia patients
- VernacularTitle:血清可溶性FasL水平与尿毒症患者心血管疾病的相关性研究
- Author:
Deqian LI
;
Changlin MEI
;
Tianmei SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
soluble Fas ligand;
uremia;
cardiovascular diseases;
inflammation
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
2001;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the correlation of serum sFasL level with carotid arterial intima- media thickness(IMT) and some known markers of inflammation, nutritional status in uremic patients with cardiovascular disease(CVD). Methods 134 uremic patients on hemodialysis were divided into two groups, CVD group (n=103) and non-CVD group (n=31). The serum level of sFasL, C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6, TNF-? and albumin were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). The expression of Fas and FasL in radial arterial endothelial cells were observed both by immuohistochemical stain and by reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The Carotid arterial IMTs were measured by Color doppler ultrasonography. Results Compared with the non-CVD group, CVD group showed significantly increased serum sFasL, CRP, IL-6, and TNF-?, and decreased serum albumin(P