Objective To investigate the changes of atherosclerosis and vascular tissue after pecutaneous tranluminal angioplasty (PTA) ,and evaluate the role of serum lipid ,lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] and tumor necrosis factor‐α(TNF‐α) in this progress .Methods Thirty New Zealand white rabbits with high fate diets were established as observation group ,and 10 rabbits with normal feed were set as control group .Blood biochemistry test was used to detect the levels of serum TC ,TG ,HDL‐C ,LDL‐C ,Lp(a) and TNF‐αbefore the experiment ,after 2 weeks feeding and 1 month ,2 months ,3months after PTA .The correlation among atherosclerosis and Lp(a) ,TNF‐a were measured by multiple logistic regression analysis .Opposite reference value was calculated with receiving operating characteristics (ROC) analysis .Results The levels of TC ,TG and LDL‐C were significant higher than baseline with the feeding time(P<0 .05) .The level of HDL‐C after 2 weeks high cholesterol diet feeding was lower than baseline (P<0 .05) .The content of TNF‐αat 2nd month after PTA was remarkable higher than baseline(P<0 .01) .ROC analysis showed that RR of TNF‐a was 1 .84(P<0 .01) and an area under the curve of 0 .871 for TNF‐α (95% CI:0 .811 -0 .956) compared to 0 .523 for Lp(a) (95% CI:0 .409-0 .720)regarding atherosclerosis .Conclusion The turbulence of lipid could be an important factor of atherosclero‐sis ,and the high level of TNF‐αmay take part in the process of repairing of arteriosclerotic vessel .

Objective To investigate the relationship between exon 11 CAG triplet nucleotide repeats ([CAG]n) of myocyte enhancer binding factor-2A (MEF2A ) polymorphisms and ischemic stroke caused by large artery atherosclerosis (LAA). Methods Two hundred and five patients with first onset ischemic stroke caused by LAA, admitted to our hospital from June 2010 to December 2014, and 192 healthy controls were chosen in our study. The polymorphisms of exons 11 of MEF2A gene were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing (PCR-SBT). The relation of ischemic stroke caused by LAA with polymorphisms of (CAG)n was analyzed. Results Different (CAG)n alleles could be detected, with repeated sequences of 9-11. Frequencies for the different (CAG)n alleles in exon 11 CAG of MEF2A gene were not the same between the ischemic stroke patients and the controls (χ2=8.547, P=0.036). The distribution frequency of the (CAG)9 allele in the ischemic stroke group was significantly higher than that in the control group (χ2=6.650, P=0.010). Logistic regression analysis indicated that systolic pressure and (CAG)9 (OR=1.401, P=0.017, 95％CI: 1.063-1.847) were the independent risk factors of acute ischemic stroke caused by LAA. Conclusion The (CAG)n polymorphisms may be associated with ischemic stroke caused by LAA and the (CAG)9 allele may be one of the genetic susceptibility factors for this subtype of stroke.