1.Correlation between TRIB3 gene rs2295490 polymorphism and coronary heart disease with dyslipidemia
Jiwang ZHANG ; Zhigui TANG ; Yongqiang YUAN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;38(4):273-276
Objective To explore the correlation between the polymorphism of TRIB3 gene rs2295490 and coronary heart disease (CHD) with dyslipidemia.Methods In the case control study,we enrolled 220 CHD patients as observation group (60.15 years mean age,150 males and 70 females) and 151 age and gender matched healthy individuals as control group (59.22 years mean age,102 males and 49 fe males).Genotypes of TRIB3 gene rs2295490 polymorphisms in the two groups were detected by PCR and sequence-based testing.At the same time,blood glucose (GLU),total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride (TG),high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C),low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were measured.The correlations between the polymorphism of TRIB3 gene rs2295490 and CHD,biochemical indicators of two groups were analyzed,respectively.The comparison of genotype and allele frequency between two groups used x2 test,while the comparison of biochemical indexes between two groups used t test.Results In the control group,genotypic frequencies of AA,AG and GG of TRIB3 gene rs2295490 were 57%,35% and 8%,and the frequencies of A and G alleles were 75% and 25%,respectively.In the CHD group,genotypic frequencies of AA,AG and GG of TRIB3 gene rs2295490 were 50%,41% and 9%,and the frequencies of A and G alleles were 71% and 39%,respectively.There was no significant difference of genotype and allele frequencies of polymorphism of TRIB3 gene rs2295490 between CHD and healthy controls(x2 =1.74,P =0.42;x2 =1.26,P =0.243).In the CHD group,the HDL-C levels of the AA genotype were higher than those of AG + GG genotype (t =-9.78,P =0.00);The TG,LDL-C levels of the AA genotype were lower than those of AG + GG genotype (t =2.59,P =0.01;t =6.15,P =0.00).All the differences were statistically significant.Conclusions TRIB3 gene rs2295490 polymorphism has no correlation with CHD,but the G allele may be correlated with dyslipidemia in CHD patients.
2.Clinical significance of testing serum proteins related to liver functions in chronic HBV carriers
Jiwang ZHANG ; Zhigui TANG ; Yongqiang YUAN
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2015;31(4):520-522
Objective To investigate the serum levels of liver function-related proteins (cholinesterase,ChE;album,Alb,prealbumin, PA;transferrin,TRF;ferritin,FRT;C-reactive protein,CRP;and ceruloplasmin,CER)and assess their clinical diagnostic significance for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)carriers.Methods The study selected 86 HBV carriers who were diagnosed in the Affiliated Yong-Chuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2012 to July 2014 (the observation group).Additionally,102 healthy individ-uals who underwent physical examination in the hospital were selected (the control group).Biochemical indices including serum ChE,Alb, PA,FRT,TRF,CRP,and CER levels were measured in both groups.Liver biopsy was performed in part of the observation group.Group comparison of continuous data was performed using the independent-samples t test.Results Serum CER levels in the observation and con-trol groups were (0.20 ±0.04)g/L vs (0.29 ±0.06)g/L,showing a statistically significant difference (t=2.03,P=0.03).No signifi-cant differences occurred in the rest of biochemical indices between groups (P>0.05 for all).Serum CER levels were significantly de-creased in patients with higher severity of liver inflammation and fibrosis [(0.23 ±0.01)g/L vs (0.18 ±0.02)g/L,t=-2.6,P=0.01;(0.22 ±0.02)g/L vs (0.17 ±0.04)g/L,t=-3.2,P=0.004].Conclusion The change in serum CER level can reflect the severity of liver inflammation and fibrosis in the early stage.Thus,serum CER level may become an important index for early diagnosis and treatment of HBV carriers.
3.Clinical value of tuberculosis protein chip in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection
Ke WANG ; Hongying DAI ; Yin ZHANG ; Yanzi ZHANG ; Tianjin ZHU ; Zhigui TANG ; Yongqiang. YUAN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;39(10):776-778
Objective To investigate the Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status and Clinical Characteristics in Yongchuan District, Chongqing by Tuberculosis Protein Chip.Methods Compared the conventional method to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in infectious department outpatient of Yongchuan Hospital , Chongqing Medical University from July 2014 to June 2015.Tuberculosis protein chip was selected to detect the Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Yongchuan area.Chi-square Test was applied to analyze the results.Results The positive rate of Tuberculosis Protein Chip, T-SPOT.BT, DNA Chip, Golden immnnochromatog-raphy, Acid-fast staining were 81.5%, 90.7%, 89.5%, 63.5% and 38.3%respectively on 162 cases of Pulmonary tuberculosis.The five methods were considered significant difference on the diagnosis of Pulmonary tuberculosis ( P<0.05 ).The positive rate of Tuberculosis Protein Chip, T-SPOT, Golden immnnochromatog-raphy were 90.6%,T-SPOT 94.3%and 47.2% respectively on 53 cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, it was a significant difference with the three methods(P<0.05),but there was no significant difference with Tuberculosis Protein Chip and T-SPOT.BT ( P>0.05 ).The highest positive rates of anti-LAM was 94%.Conclusion The results of Tuberculosis protein chip are reliable on pulmonary tuberculosis and extrapulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis.