Enantioselective analysis of N‐hydroxymexiletine glucuronide in human plasma for pharmacokinetic studies

Enzymatic hydrolysis with β‐glucuronidase/sulfatase was used for the enantioselective determination of N‐hydroxymexiletine glucuronide in plasma for pharmacokinetic studies. N‐Hydroxymexiletine glucuronide was determined as the quantity of mexiletine released by hydrolysis (difference between the enantiomeric concentrations of mexiletine obtained with and without hydrolysis). Plasma samples (100 μl) were treated at pH 5.0 with 10 mg of the enzyme (Limpet Acetone Powder type I) for 16 hr at 37°C and extracted at pH 10.4 with diisopropyl ether. Chiral mexiletine discrimination was obtained by reaction with o‐phthalaldehyde/N‐acetyl‐L ‐cysteine, separation of the resulting diastereomers on a C‐18 reversed‐phase column with a mobile phase of methanol–0.05 N acetate buffer, pH 5.5 (6.5:3.5, v/v), and fluorescence detection (λ_ex 350 nm, λ_em 455 nm). The performance characteristics for the enantioselective analysis of mexiletine preceded by enzymatic hydrolysis were recovery ∼90%, quantification limit 1 ng/ml, and linearity up to 1000 ng/ml plasma for both enantiomers. The coefficients of variation obtained in the study of intra‐ and inter‐day precision were respectively 5% and 7% for both enantiomers. The assay was shown to be suitable for a pharmacokinetic study performed in a patient with the arrhythmic form of chronic Chagas' heart disease treated with 200 mg t.i.d. of racemic mexiletine hydrochloride. The high sensitivity of the method allows analysis of only 100 μl plasma. Chirality 11:85–90, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Enantioselective determination of mexiletine and its metabolites p-hydroxymexiletine and hydroxymethylmexiletine in rat plasma by normal-phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: application to pharmacokinetics

Mexiletine (MEX), hydroxymethylmexiletine (HMM) and p-hydroxymexiletine (PHM) were analyzed in rat plasma by LC-MS/MS. The plasma samples were prepared by liquid-liquid extraction using methyl-tert-butyl ether as extracting solvent. MEX, HMM, and PHM enantiomers were resolved on a Chiralpak(R) AD column. Validation of the method showed a relative standard deviation (precision) and relative errors (accuracy) of less than 15% for all analytes studied. Quantification limits were 0.5 ng ml(-1) for the MEX and 0.2 ng ml(-1) for the HMM and PHM enantiomers. The validated method was successfully applied to quantify the enantiomers of MEX and its metabolites in plasma samples of rats (n = 6) treated with a single oral dose of racemic MEX.     

Molecular phylogeography of the Chagas' disease vector Triatoma infestans in Argentina

Triatoma infestans is the main vector of Chagas' disease in South America between latitudes 10°S and 46°S. A multilocus microsatellite data set of 836 individuals from 27 populations of T. infestans, from all its range of distribution in Argentina, was analyzed. Our results favor the hypothesis of two independent migration events of colonization in Argentina and secondary contacts. The majority of the populations of the western provinces of Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan and the west of Cordoba province, had almost no shared ancestry with the rest of the populations analyzed. Probably those populations, belonging to localities close to the Andean region, could have been established by the dispersal line of T. infestans that would have arrived to Argentina through the Andes, whereas most of the rest of the populations analyzed may have derived from the dispersal line of T. infestans in non-Andean lowlands. Among them, those from the provinces of Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero and Santa Fe shared different percentages of ancestry and presented lower degree of genetic differentiation. The migratory movement linked to regional economies and possibly associated with passive dispersal, would allow a higher genetic exchange among these populations of T. infestans. This study, using microsatellite markers, provides a new approach for evaluating the validity of the different hypotheses concerning the evolutionary history of this species. Two major lineages of T. infestans, an Andean and non-Andean, are suggested.     

冠心病患者糖脂代谢与肠道菌群平衡的关系

研究冠心病(CHD)患者糖脂代谢与肠道菌群平衡的关系, 为该类患者的治疗提供参考。

选择2020年4月至2021年4月我院收治的79例CHD患者(CHD组)和82例健康体检者(对照组)为研究对象进行横断面研究。详细采集两组对象一般资料, 同时完成体格检查和生命体征检测并计算体质量指数(BMI)。采集两组对象入组第1天时空腹外周静脉血, 检测空腹血糖(FPG)和空腹胰岛素(FINS)水平并计算稳态模型胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR), 检测血清总胆固醇(TC)、三酰甘油(TG)、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)等脂质代谢指标水平。收集两组研究对象新鲜晨便并采用荧光定量PCR法检测肠道双歧杆菌、乳杆菌、拟杆菌、梭菌和白假丝酵母数量。比较两组对象基本资料、糖脂代谢指标和肠道菌群分布, 分析CHD患者肠道菌群与糖脂代谢指标相关性。

CHD组患者HOMA-IR(t=2.729, P=0.007)和血清TC(t=2.915, P=0.030)、TG(t=2.567, P=0.011)水平显著高于对照组, 血清LDL-C(t=2.129, P=0.035)水平显著低于对照组。CHD组患者肠道双歧杆菌数量(t=2.247, P=0.026)和拟杆菌/梭菌比值(t=2.111, P=0.036)低于对照组。CHD患者肠道双歧杆菌数量和拟杆菌/梭菌比值与HOMA-IR(r=-0.384、-0.354, P < 0.001、=0.012)以及血清TC(r=-0.361、-0.329, P=0.005、0.027)、TG(r=-0.358、-0.341, P=0.009、0.020)和LDL-C(r=-0.326、-0.317, P=0.031、0.038)水平均呈显著负相关。

CHD患者糖脂代谢和肠道菌群分布均存在显著异常, 且HOMA-IR、血清TC、TG和LDL-C水平均与肠道双歧杆菌数量和拟杆菌/梭菌比值呈负相关, 因此对肠道菌群进行检测和合理干预有利于调节糖脂代谢。

     

Trypanosoma cruzi: 4-aminopyrazolopyrimidine in the treatment of experimental Chagas' disease

An allopurinol metabolite, 4-aminopyrazolopyrimidine, was tested on two different strains of mice (NMRI-IVIC and C57Bl/6J) that had been infected 4 days earlier with the virulent Ya strain of Trypanosoma cruzi. Low doses of 4-aminopyrazolopyrimidine (0.125-0.500 mg/kg body wt/day) for 10 days induced a significant reduction in parasitemia (direct counts and subinoculation experiments) and increased survival time (without any evidence of toxicity) compared with untreated animals. When tested in vitro, 4-aminopyrazolopyrimidine was sixfold more active than allopurinol as a trypanostatic drug. The low therapeutic doses of 4-aminopyrazolopyrimidine suggest that this drug may be useful in the treatment of acute Chagas' disease.     

2型糖尿病伴冠心病患者肠道菌群分布及其与糖、脂代谢指标的相关性

探讨2型糖尿病伴冠心病患者肠道菌群分布及其与糖、脂代谢指标的关系,为该类患者的治疗提供参考。

选取2021年1月至2021年12月我院收治的2型糖尿病伴冠心病患者50例作为试验组,选择50例同期在我院体检的健康人作为对照组,比较2组对象基本资料、肠道菌群分布（肠杆菌、肠球菌、双歧杆菌、拟杆菌、乳杆菌）、糖代谢指标[空腹血糖（FPG）、糖化血红蛋白（HbA1c）、空腹胰岛素（FINS）]水平、脂代谢指标[甘油三酯（TG）、总胆固醇（TC）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）]水平,分析肠道菌群分布与糖、脂代谢指标的相关性。

2组对象年龄、性别、体质量指数、收缩压、舒张压、吸烟史、高血压史比较差异均无统计学意义（均P＞0.05）。试验组患者肠道肠杆菌、肠球菌数量均高于对照组,双歧杆菌、拟杆菌、乳杆菌数量均低于对照组（均P＜0.05）。试验组患者FPG、FINS、血清HbA1c水平均高于对照组（均P＜0.05）。试验组患者血清TC、TG、LDL-C水平均高于对照组,而血清HDL-C水平低于对照组（均P＜0.05）。试验组患者肠道肠杆菌、肠球菌与FPG、HbA1c、FINS、TC、TG、LDL-C水平均呈正相关,与HDL-C均呈负相关（均P＜0.05）;而肠道双歧杆菌、拟杆菌、乳杆菌与FPG、HbA1c、FINS、TC、TG、LDL-C均呈负相关,与HDL-C均呈正相关（均P＜0.05）。

2型糖尿病伴冠心病患者肠道肠杆菌、肠球菌数量升高,双歧杆菌、拟杆菌、乳杆菌数量降低,且肠道菌群数量与糖、脂代谢指标具有显著相关性。

     

Ghrelin improves disturbed myocardial energy metabolism in rats with heart failure induced by isoproterenol

To explore the effects of ghrelin on disturbed myocardial energy metabolism during chronic heart failure (CHF). Rats were subcutaneously injected with isoproterenol (ISO) for 10 days with or without ghrelin for another 10 days. Enzyme immunoassay was to measure ghrelin concentrations. Compared with the control group, ISO‐treated rats showed suppressed cardiac function with high ghrelin/GHS‐R expressions. These rats also showed the decreases in food consumption and weight. The decreased levels of plasma glucose and myocardial glucogen, but the high lactate in blood and myocardium showed myocardial metabolic disturbance. Compared with the group given ISO alone, the rats with ghrelin (20 and 100 µg/kg/day) improved cardiac dysfunction and increased food intake by 13.5 and 14.2% (both P < 0.01), and rate of weight gain by 95% (P < 0.05) and 1.71‐fold (P < 0.01), respectively. The plasma glucose were increased by 49.7 and 50.8% (both P < 0.01), and myocardial glucogen, by 40.5 and 51.7% (both P < 0.01), but blood lactate decreased by 1.56‐ and 1.96‐fold (both P < 0.01), and myocardial lactate by 32.1 and 48.7% (both P < 0.05), respectively. Their MCT1 mRNA and protein expressions increased. The myocardial ghrelin/GHS‐R pathway can be upregulated during CHF. The ghrelin can attenuate cardiac dysfunction and energy metabolic disturbance in CHF rats. Copyright © 2010 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Cardiovascular risk factors in chronic Chagas' disease are associated with a different profile of putative heart-pathogenic antibodies

Given that cardiovascular risk factors (CRF), such as smoking, alcoholism and hypertension, may contribute to the development of heart lesions, chronically Trypanosoma cruzi-infected individuals were studied to explore the relationship between the presence of such CRF, cardiomyopathy and antibodies that have been proposed to play a pathogenetic role in Chagas' disease. The targets of these antibodies were T. cruzi antigens such as cruzipain (Cz), a P ribosomal antigen (P2), and a component of myelin sheaths also present in T. cruzi (sulphatide). Individuals were classified into four groups on the basis of specific serology and presence of CRF: subjects with T. cruzi infection and CRF; those with positive serology and no CRF; seronegatives with CRF; and seronegatives without CRF, were analysed. Seronegatives or seropositives with CRF showed a greater occurrence of heart involvement (chest X-ray and/or electrocardiogram abnormalities). Seropositives with CRF displayed significantly higher levels of antisulphatide antibodies than the three remaining groups and higher levels of antibodies against Cz and P2 compared to the seropositives without CRF. Increased amounts of anti-P2 and antisulphatide antibodies were also found in seropositives with marked heart involvement. The presence of CRF is associated with a different profile of antibody responses and degree of cardiac effects.     

Blood pressure and heart rate variability are linked with hyperphosphatemia in chronic kidney disease patients

ABSTRACT

Hyperphosphatemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), which has contributed to an increase in mortality of CKD patients. The onset of CVD often varies by time-of-day. Acute myocardial infarction or ventricular arrhythmia occurs most frequently during early morning. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate circadian rhythms account for the diurnal variations in CVD. Preservation of normal circadian time structure from the cardiomyocyte level to the whole organ system is essential for cardiovascular health and CVD prevention. Independent risk factors, such as reduced heart rate variability (HRV) and increased BP variability (BPV), are particularly prevalent in patients with CKD. Analysis of HRV is an important clinical tool for characterizing cardiac autonomic status, and reduced HRV has prognostic significance for various types of CVD. Circadian BP rhythms are classified as extreme dipper, dipper, non-dipper or riser. It has been reported that nocturnal riser BP pattern contributes to cardiovascular threats. Previous studies have indicated that the circadian rhythm of serum phosphate in CKD patients is consistent with the general population, with the highest diurnal value observed in the early morning hours, followed by a progressive decrease to the lowest value of the day, which occurs around 11:00 am. Rhythm abnormalities have become the main therapeutic target for treating CVD in CKD patients. It has been reported that high levels of serum phosphate are associated with reduced HRV and increased BPV in CKD patients. However, the mechanisms related to interactions between hyperphosphatemia, HRV and BPV have not been fully elucidated. This review focuses on the evidence and discusses the potential mechanisms related to the effects of hyperphosphatemia on HRV and BPV.     

血浆N端脑钠肽前体与COPD合并慢性肺源性心脏病患者肺动脉压的相关性分析

目的探讨血浆N端脑钠肽前体与COPD合并慢性肺源性心脏病患者肺动脉压的相关性。方法将我院收治的94例COPD稳定期患者,根据心脏彩超检查明确合并慢性肺心病患者分为观察组46例,单纯COPD患者分为对照组48例,采用化学发光法测定两组患者血浆NT-proBNP水平,心脏彩超检查两组患者右心室前壁厚度、右心室舒张末期内径、左室射血分数、主肺动脉宽度、肺动脉压,并进行比较。结果与对照组比较,观察组血浆NT-proBNP水平明显升高(P0.05),右心室前壁厚度、右心室舒张末期内径、主肺动脉宽度、肺动脉压明显升高(P0.05)。血浆NT-proBNP水平与肺动脉压成明显正相关(r=-0.284,P0.01)。结论 COPD合并慢性肺心病患者血浆NT-proBNP水平升高,有助于评估肺动脉高压的严重程度。     

Prosthetic valves in adult patients with congenital heart disease: Rationale and design of the Dutch PROSTAVA study

Background

Data on long-term complications in adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD) and a prosthetic valve are scarce. Moreover, the influence of prosthetic valves on quality of life (QoL) and functional outcome in ACHD patients with prosthetic valves has not been studied.

Objectives

The primary objective of the PROSTAVA study is to investigate the relation between prosthetic valve characteristics (type, size and location) and functional outcome as well as QoL in ACHD patients. The secondary objectives are to investigate the prevalence and predictors of prosthesis-related complications including prosthesis-patient mismatch.

Methods

The PROSTAVA study, a multicentre cross-sectional observational study, will include approximately 550 ACHD patients with prosthetic valves. Primary outcome measures are maximum oxygen uptake during cardiopulmonary exercise testing and QoL. Secondary outcomes are the prevalence and incidence of valve-related complications including prosthesis-patient mismatch. Other evaluations are medical history, physical examination, echocardiography, MRI, rhythm monitoring and laboratory evaluation (including NT-proBNP).

Implications

Identification of the relation between prosthetic valve characteristics in ACHD patients on one hand and functional outcome, QoL, the prevalence and predictors of prosthesis-related complications on the other hand may influence the choice of valve prosthesis, the indication for more extensive surgery and the indication for re-operation.     

重组人生长激素对老年男性慢性心力衰竭患者血脂代谢影响的研究

目的：探讨重组人生长激素在治疗老年男性慢性心力衰竭时对血脂代谢的影响。方法：将对87例老年慢性心力衰竭患者随机分别进行常规心力衰竭治疗组（CHF对照组）（n=46）和常规治疗基础上加用生长激素治疗组（CHF实验组）（n=41）及正常对照组（n=10）;均连续治疗3个月,观察治疗前后生长激素（GH）、（胰岛素样生长因子-1（IGF-1）、总胆固醇（1℃）、甘油三酯（TG）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-c）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）等各项指标的变化。结果：治疗前,各组之间GH、IGF-1水平无明显差异。治疗后,CHF实验组患者GH（0．71±0．34／350．96±0．48）、IGF-1（95．64±21．11 vs 111．64±23．14）水平较治疗前明显升高,CHF对照组治疗前后GH（0．81±0．32 vs 0．79±0．29）、IGF-1（97．82±19．74 vs 99．65±20．11）水平无明显差异。治疗后CHF实验组与CHF对照组相比GH（0．96±0．48 vs 0．79±0．29）、IGF-1（111．64±23．14 vs 99．65±20．11）水平显著升高（P〈0．05）。治疗前,3组患者血脂各项指标无明显差异（P〉0．05）,治疗后,CHF实验组LDL-C（2．11±0．82 vs 1．76±0．51）、TC（3．78±1．34 vs 3．21±1．17）水平较治疗前有所下降（P〈0．05）,而HDL-C（1．10±0．31 vs 0．99±0．28）、TG（1．89±1．07 vs 1．66±0．95）水平较治疗前无显著差异（P〉0．05）。然而,CHF对照组治疗前、后相比,LDL-C、HDL-C、TC、TG水平无显著差异（P〉0．05）。结论：应用重组人生长激素治疗老年慢性心力衰竭,GH参与了血脂代谢,可降低LDL-C、TC水平,但对HDL-C、TG水平无明显影响。故在长期应用生长激素时需要关注血脂代谢,及时调整血脂治疗。     

Proteomic surveillance of autoantigens in patients with Behcet's disease by a proteomic approach

To promote an understanding of autoimmunity in BD, we surveyed autoAgs in patients with BD and investigated the prevalence and clinical significance of the identified autoAbs. Specifically, proteins, extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and separated by 2DE, were subjected to WB, using five serum samples from patients with BD. The detected candidate autoAgs were identified by mass spectrometry. As a result, 17 autoantigenic spots were detected by the 2DE‐WB, out of which eight spots were identified. They are enolase‐1, cofilin‐1, vimentin, Rho‐GDI β protein, tubulin‐like protein, and actin‐like proteins. The autoAbs to one of the identified proteins, cofilin‐1, were investigated by WB using a recombinant protein in 30 patients with BD, 35 patients with RA, 32 patients with SLE, and 16 patients with PM/DM. The autoAbs to cofilin‐1 were detected by WB in four (13.3%) of the 30 patients with BD, five (14.3%) of the 35 patients with RA, two (6.3%) of the 32 patients with SLE, and eight (24.2%) of the 33 patients with PM/DM. Our data indicate that the generation of autoAbs to cofilin‐1 may reflect common immunological disorders in BD, RA, and PM/DM. Our data would help understanding of the immunopathology of BD. In addition, the proteomic approach would be a useful way to investigate autoAgs.     

Significance of serum trace element status in patients with rheumatic heart disease

It is known that certain trace elements can affect various heart diseases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the changes in concentrations of certain serum trace elements in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Serum analysis of selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) trace elements was assayed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. RHD patients had significantly lower serum concentrations of Se and Zn than control subjects (p<0.05 and p<0.001, respectively). However, the serum Cu concentration was significantly higher in RHD patients than in controls (1.93±0.59 μg/L vs 1.06±0.29 μg/L; p<0.001). Similarly, the Cu/Zn ratio in RHD patients was higher than in control subjects (4.70±0.92 vs 1.68±0.45; p<0.001). Additionally, no significant correlation was found among these trace element concentrations and the functional capacity classes (p>0.05). RHD patients had decreased serum Se and Zn element concentrations and increased serum Cu element concentration. We suggest that Se and Zn deficiency might be contributory factors in the development of rheumatic heart disease, and a high Cu concentration and a high Cu/Zn ratio might reflect an ongoing inflammatory process in this disease.     

Changes and significance of serum angiopoietin-2 levels in patients with coronary heart disease

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is characterized by inflammatory process and endothelial dysfunction. To investigate angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) profiles, we evaluated serum Ang-2 levels in different types of CHD in 166 subjects. Ang-2 was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum Ang-2 levels were significantly elevated in patients with CHD and gradually increased with advance of CHD. Ang-2 was positively correlated with Gensini scores and hs-CRP. Ang-2 might have potential implication in detecting and monitoring the progression of CHD.     

Characterization of liver disease and lipid metabolism in the Niemann-Pick C1 mouse

Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1) disease is an autosomal-recessive cholesterol-storage disorder characterized by liver dysfunction, hepatosplenomegaly, and progressive neurodegeneration. The NPC1 gene is expressed in every tissue of the body, with liver expressing the highest amounts of NPC1 mRNA and protein. A number of studies have now indicated that the NPC1 protein regulates the transport of cholesterol from late endosomes/lysosomes to other cellular compartments involved in maintaining intracellular cholesterol homeostasis. The present study characterizes liver disease and lipid metabolism in NPC1 mice at 35 days of age before the development of weight loss and neurological symptoms. At this age, homozygous affected (NPC1(-/-)) mice were characterized with mild hepatomegaly, an elevation of liver enzymes, and an accumulation of liver cholesterol approximately four times that measured in normal (NPC1(+/+)) mice. In contrast, heterozygous (NPC1(+/-)) mice were without hepatomegaly and an elevation of liver enzymes, but the livers had a significant accumulation of triacylglycerol. With respect to apolipoprotein and lipoprotein metabolism, the results indicated only minor alterations in NPC1(-/-) mouse serum. Finally, compared to NPC1(+/+) mouse livers, the amount and processing of SREBP-1 and -2 proteins were significantly increased in NPC1(-/-) mouse livers, suggesting a relative deficiency of cholesterol at the metabolically active pool of cholesterol located at the endoplasmic reticulum. The results from this study further support the hypothesis that an accumulation of lipoprotein-derived cholesterol within late endosomes/lysosomes, in addition to altered intracellular cholesterol homeostasis, has a key role in the biochemical and cellular pathophysiology associated with NPC1 liver disease.     

冠心病患者血压控制水平现况

目的：评估目前我国冠心病患者血压控制水平,为冠心病的二级预防及进一步治疗提供指导依据。方法：收集2011~2014年在解放军总医院及海南分院心内科住院治疗的1 230例冠心病患者,分析不同手术方式：经皮冠状动脉介入治疗（PCI）、冠状动脉旁路移植术（CABG）、二级预防用药情况（阿司匹林、氯吡格雷、硝酸酯类、曲美他嗪、尼可地尔、降压药、降糖药、降脂药）及不同生活方式（吸烟、饮酒、锻炼）下血压控制率的差异。结果：①手术方式对血压影响：CABG组男性收缩压及舒张压均低于PCI组及对照组,CABG组女性舒张压低于PCI组。②二级预防药物的使用情况：血压不达标组在曲美他嗪、利尿剂、钙拮抗剂、β受体阻滞剂、ACEI/ARB使用率上显著高于血压正常组。③生活方式情况：吸烟的冠心病患者血压达标率显著低于不吸烟的冠心病患者,是否饮酒及锻炼在血压达标率上没有表现显著差异。结论：冠心病患者血压控制仍不理想,CABG术较PCI术可能更有利于冠心病患者血压的控制,戒烟及提高冠心病二级预防药物的使用率仍是血压控制主要手段。     

幽门螺杆菌感染对冠心病患者血清生化水平及颈动脉硬化的影响

目的 探讨幽门螺杆菌感染对冠心病患者血清生化水平及颈动脉硬化的影响。方法 选取150例冠心病患者,所有患者均接受14C呼气试验检查,将呼气试验阳性患者分为观察组,阴性患者分为对照组。两组患者均检测甘油三酯（TG）、胆固醇（TC）、低密度脂蛋白（LDL-C）、血清同型半胱氨酸（HCY）和血清超敏C反应蛋白（hs-CRP）水平,并接受彩色多普勒超声检查颈动脉。观察并比较两组患者血清生化水平及颈动脉情况。结果 观察组患者血清TC、LDL-C、HCY和hs-CRP水平显著高于对照组（P0.05）。观察组患者内膜厚度显著大于对照组（P0.05）。结论 冠心病患者感染幽门螺杆菌会影响脂蛋白代谢,激活炎症反应,增加冠心病患者动脉硬化发生的风险,应早期积极干预治疗。     

Production of reactive oxygen species by monocyte-derived macrophages from blood of healthy donors and patients with ischemic heart disease

Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by macrophages derived from blood monocytes of healthy donors (MP_N) and patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) (MP_IHD) before, during, and after their incubation with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) isolated from blood plasma of healthy donors (LDL_N) and patients with a high cholesterol level (LDL_H) was investigated by the method of luminol-dependent (spontaneous) and stimulated chemiluminescence (CL) using opsonized zymosan (OZ) or phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) as the CL stimulators. It was shown that proper, luminol-dependent, and zymosan-or PMA-stimulated chemiluminescence of MP_IHD was 1.4-, 1.8-, 2.7-, and 1.6-fold higher than the same types of chemiluminescence of MP_N, respectively, (p<0.05–0.01). Although the effect of OZ on MP_N and MP_IHD was more potent than that of PMA (by 4.3- and 3.2-fold, respectively), but it appeared in 2.5–3.0 times slower than that of PMA. LDL_N and LDL_H incubated with MP_N for the first 15 and 60 min caused the 1.4- and 2.5-increase of the luminol-dependent CL of MP_N; the same treatment of MP_IHD did not influence ROS production by these cells. Repeated increase in the OZ-stimulated CL of MP_N was also observed after preincubation for 15–180 min with LDL_N and LDL_H followed by LDL removal, subsequent MP_N washing and addition of Hanks solution and OZ; the repeated increase in OZ-stimulated CL of MP_N was only observed after incubation with LDL_H than with LDL_N. No increase of CL was observed in experiments with MP_IHD. Thus, more intensive chemiluminescence of macrophages obtained from blood of patients with IHD suggests their in vivo stimulation. LDL_N and LDL_H may cause both primary and secondary (after preincubation) stimulating effect on CL of MP_N but not of MP_IHD. Thus, the analysis of macrophage chemiluminescence is a sensitive test for evaluation the degree of macrophage stimulation; it may be effectively used for monitoring of effectiveness of medical treatment of patients.