1.Correlation between lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Huifang Ni ; Yuan Ding ; Qun Fu ; Huitian He ; Wenxun Wu
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(2):321-326
Objective:
To explore the correlation between lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) level and albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) .
Methods :
200 T2DM patients were chosen to collect general data and relevant laboratory indicators. According to the urinary albumin / creatinine ratio ( UACR) ,they were divided into normal group (UACR<30 mg / g,n = 66) ,microalbuminuria group (30 mg / g≤ UACR<300 mg / g,n = 64) and macroalbuminuria group (UACR≥300 mg / g,n = 70) .On the basis of Lp-PLA2 tertile,they were divided into low Lp-PLA2 group (Lp-PLA2 <104 ng / ml,n = 66) ,medium Lp-PLA2 group ( 104 ng / ml≤Lp-PLA2 <161 ng / ml,n = 67) and high Lp-PLA2 group (Lp-PLA2 ≥161 ng / ml,n = 67) .Group differences were compared by analysis of variance and nonparametric test.Associations between Lp-PLA2 and other indicators were performed by Pearson correlation and Spearman correlation. Related factors of albuminuria in T2DM patients were explored by multivariate Logistic regression analysis. In addition ,receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was applied to evaluate the predictive value of Lp-PLA2 for albuminuria in T2DM patients.
Results:
Lp-PLA2 was significantly higher in the macroalbuminuria group than that in both the normal group and the microalbuminuria group,and the differences were statistically significant (P<0. 05) .Compared with the normal group,Lp-PLA2 in the microalbuminuria group increased(P<0. 05) .With the increase in Lp-PLA2 tertile, there was gradual increase in UACR , and the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 05) .Correlation analysis showed that Lp-PLA2 was positively correlated with duration of DM,systolic blood pressure (SBP) ,glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ,fasting blood glucose (FBG) ,blood urea nitrogen (BUN) ,serum creatinine (Scr) ,UACR and negatively correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate ( eGFR) (P <0. 05 ) . Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that Lp-PLA2 [OR = 1. 046,95% CI( 1. 031,1. 060) ]was an independent risk factor for albuminuria (P<0. 05) .The AUC of Lp-PLA2 for predicting albuminuria was 0. 902 [95% CI(0. 862,0. 942) ]. The cut-off value of Lp-PLA2was 148 ng / ml,the sensitivity was 65. 7% and specificity was 98. 5%.
Conclusion
Lp-PLA2 is closely related to the albuminuria in T2DM patients,which provides a new method for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) .
2.Construction and biological characterization of lmo2363 gene deletion strain of Listeria monocytogenes
Ji ZHI ; Qing CAO ; Xuehui ZHAO ; Haohao ZHANG ; Ziqiu FAN ; Yonghui MA ; Jing DENG ; Zengwen HE ; Jinrui MA ; Kunzhong ZHANG ; Qian CHONG ; Caixia WANG ; Huiwen XUE ; Huitian GOU
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;44(9):1923-1929,1956
This study aims to investigate the function of lmo2363 gene in stress resistance of Liste-ria monocytogenes strain LM83-1.In this study,the lmo2363 gene deletion strain and complement-ation strain of Listeria monocytogenes were constructed using overlapping extended PCR and ho-mologous recombination techniques,and the growth ability,stress survival rate and biofilm forma-tion ability of wild,deletion strain and complementation strain were compared under different stress environments.lmo2363 gene deletion strain and complementation strain of Listeria monocy-togenes were successfully constructed in this experiment.The growth curves showed that the growth capacity of the deletion strain was weaker than the wild strain LM83-1 under 4 ℃,7%NaCl,10%NaCl,3.5%ethanol,4.0%ethanol and pH5 stress(P<0.001).The results of stress survival test showed that the survival rate of the deletion strain was significantly lower than the wild strain after 1 h treatment with pH3 and 10 mmol/L H2 O2 stress(P<0.010).The biofilm forming ability of the deletion strain was decreased compared with that of the wild strain(P<0.050).This study confirmed that lmo2363 gene mediated the adaptation of LM to low temperature,high osmotic pressure,ethanol and acid stress environment and affected the formation of LM bio-film.This study laid a foundation for further exploring the function of lmo2363 gene in the stress resistance process of Listeria monocytogenes.