Objective To study prevalence and risk factors of anemia in adult patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis.Methods The clinical data of 72 adult patients with ANCA associated vasculitis were studied retrospectively.According the age,the patients were divided into youth group (age ＜ 65 years,43 cases) and old group (age ≥ 65 years,29 cases).Baseline characteristics and lab measurements were recorded and analyzed.Risk factors of anemia were evaluated using Logistic analysis.Results In 72 adult patients with ANCA associated vasculitis,47 cases (65.3％)developed anemia.The prevalence of anemia in the youth group was 55.8％ (24/43),and that in the old group was 79.3％ (23/29).The prevalence of anemia in the old group was significantly higher than that in the youth group (P ＜ 0.01).When adjusted for confounders,age (increased 10 age,OR =1.23,95％ CI 1.12-1.95,P=0.001),diabetes (OR =1.34,95％ CI 1.14-1.89,P=0.013) and massive proteinuria (OR =1.11,95％ CI 1.05-1.76,P =0.011) were independently associated with increased risk of anemia in all patients.Conclusions The prevalence of anemia in the older patients is higher than that in the younger patients with ANCA associated vasculitis.Age(increased 10 age),diabetes and massive proteinuria are independently risk factor of anemia in adult patients with ANCA associated vasculitis.

Objective To analyze the correlation between serum antinucleosome antibody (AnuA) and renal pathological characteristic,disease activity as well as some laboratory tests in patients with lupus nephritis (LN).Methods Serum AnuA levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay in 40 patients with LN (observation group) and 40 healthy people (control group).Renal biopsy was examined in all LN patients.The relationships between serum AnuA level and systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI),renal pathohistology,laboratory parameters were analyzed.Results The serum AnuA level in observation group before treatment was significantly higher than that in control group [ ( 110.23 ± 80.48) kU/L vs. ( 10.45 ± 8.20) kU/L,P ＜ 0.05 ].Four cases of renal biopsies were class Ⅱ,8 cases were class m,23 cases were class Ⅳ,and 5 cases were class V.Serum AnuA level had significant difference between each class by Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test (P ＜ 0.05),and serum AnuA level of class Ⅳ was the highest (P ＜ 0.05).Serum AnuA level had positive correlation with SLEDAI,urine protein quantitation and anti-double strands DNA antibody (r =0.462,0.521,0.394,P ＜0.05),negative correlation with complement C3 and C4 levels (r =-0.403,-0.489,P ＜ 0.05 ).Serum AnuA level after treatment [ (32.45 ± 18.31) kU/L] was significantly decreased than that before treatment [(110.23 ± 80.48) kU/L](P＜0.05).Conclusions Serum AnuA level is not only a good index of LN activity,but also reflect renal involvement.That serial measurement of serum AnuA level may provide better clinical strategies for the therapy.

Objective To investigate the serum coxsackie virus B(CVB) infection and nitric oxide (NO)level of the patients suffer from latent or chronic Keshan disease and their characteristics in the etiopathology of Keshan disease. Methods Sera were isolated from 30 patients with latent or chronic Keshan disease in Huangling county.Shaanxi Province, and the CVB-specific IgM antibody and NO were tested. Control groups were health subjects in Huangling county or Xi'an city, Shaanxi Province. Results The percentage of CVB-specific IgM positive in patients in Huangling county was significantly higher than that of both control groups in Huangling county and Xi'an city (P＜0. 05). The serum level of NO in patients was significantly higher than that of the control group in Huangling county (P＜0.05) ,however,compared with control group in Xi'an city, there was no difference (P＞0.05). In CVB-specific IgM positive patients,the serum level of NO was significantly higher than that of CVB-specific IgM negative group(P＜0.05).Conclusion CVB infection and serum NO level might be related to the etiopathology and the development of Keshan disease.