急性缺血性脑卒中血清肌钙蛋白-T的检测及临床意义

目的:探讨急性缺血性脑卒中患者血清肌钙蛋白-T(cTnT)平升高与卒中严重程度和预后的关系.方法:123例急性缺血性脑卒中患者,在住院的第一天内完成血清cTnT水平的检查.以0.5ng/ml为界,将患者分为cTnT水平升高组和cTnT水平正常组.患者顸后评价采用出院时mRS评分.结果:16例(13.0%)血清cTnT水平升高.与cTnT水平正常组相比,cTnT水平升高组患者入院时NIHSS评分更严重,岛叶受累的发生率更高,梗死体积大,预后较差.cTnT水平升高和入院时NIHSS评分(>14)预测卒中预后mRS评分(>4)特异性分别为93%和95%(P>0.05),敏感性分别为31%和82%(P<0.05).结论:血清cTnT水平升高的急性缺血性中风患者卒中更严重,梗死体积大,预后较差,这些患者大多岛叶受累.cTnT水平升高作为一个预后预测指标的敏感性明显低于入院时NIHSS评分.     

C 反应蛋白、白细胞计数与脑梗死体积及近期预后的关系

目的:研究血清C反应蛋白水平、白细胞计数与急性脑梗死患者的梗死灶体积大小以及预后的关系。方法:检测70例急性脑梗死患者(CI组)、64例腔隙性脑梗死患者(LCI组)和80例健康人(对照组)的血浆CRP水平,并进行白细胞计数。在CI及LCI组人院当天和4周时进行临床神经功能缺损程度评分(NDS)评定以判断预后。结果:CI组血浆CRP水平高于LCI组及对照组(P<0.01),LCI组高于对照组(P<0.01);CI组白细胞计数高于LCI组及对照组(P<0.01),LCI组高于对照组(P<0.05);血浆CRP水平及白细胞计数正常组患者住院4周时显著进步和进步的比率明显高于血浆CRP水平及白细胞计数异常组(均P<0.01),而无变化和死亡的比率明显低于异常组(均P<0.01)。结论:ACI患者血浆CRP水平和白细胞计数均明显升高;脑梗死急性期血清CRP水平、白细胞计数可能与脑梗死患者梗死体积大小以及近期预后有密切的关系。     

血尿酸水平与急性脑梗死相关性分析

目的探讨血尿酸水平与急性脑梗死发病及预后的关系。方法检测129例急性脑梗死患者与120例健康组的血尿酸水平及相关指标进行比较,分析其相关性。结果急性脑梗死患者血尿酸水平及异常率明显增高,与对照组之间差异存在非常显著性(P0.01),在急性脑梗死患者中,血尿酸异常组高血压、高血糖、高血脂及高纤维蛋白原血症的发生率比正常组明显增高,血尿酸异常组较正常组入院第21天神经功能缺损的程度差异存在非常显著性(P0.01)。结论血尿酸水平与急性脑梗死的发病密切相关,是预后不良的预测因素。     

血清S100β蛋白和NSE水平与急性脑梗死患者预后关系的探讨

目的:探讨急性脑梗死(ACI)患者血清S100β蛋白及神经元特异性烯醇化酶(NSE)水平变化与预后的关系。方法:采用双抗体夹心ELISA法测对33例脑梗死患者及25例健康对照组的血清S100B蛋白水平进行测定;用电化学发光的方法对NSE含量的观察,并比较ACI患者在不同病情、不同梗死面积时的血清S100β蛋白和NSE含量变化,采用Pearson法对二者进行相关性分析。结果:脑梗死组患者血清S100β蛋和NSE水平均明显高于正常对照组(P<0.05)。并且随着神经功能损伤程度的增高和梗死面积的增加,血清S100β蛋白和NSE含量亦明显升;S100β蛋白水平和NSE水平呈正相关(P<0.01)。结论:急性脑梗死患者血清NSE和S-100B蛋白浓度均明显增高。血清S100β蛋白和NSE水平可作为疾病诊断、判断病情及评估预后的重要参数。尤其适用于无法进行影像学检查的急性脑梗死患者。     

急性脑梗死患者血管内皮生长因子与自由基SOD、MDA的临床研究

目的:探讨血管内皮生长因子(vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF)、自由基SOD和MDA在急性脑梗死发病中的作用.方法:分别采用双抗体夹心ELISA法、黄嘌呤氧化法和比色法动态测定60例急性脑梗死患者及正常对照者起病后或入组后第1天、3天、7天、14天外周血清VEGF和SOD、MDA水平,分析其关系.结果:脑梗死组各时间点血清VEGF的水平明显高于正常对照组(P＜0.01),至病程第7天达高峰,以后逐渐下降,至14天仍维持较高水平,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01);脑梗死组发病第1天及第3天,SOD水平明显低于对照组,MDA水平明显高于对照组(P＜0.01),在第7天及14天,两组比较无显著性差异;患者血清VEGF水平在发病第3、14天随着梗死面积增大及病情严重程度而升高,三组比较有显著性差异(P＜0.01),而血清SOD和MDA水平只在发病第3天才与梗死面积及病情严重程度有变化(P＜0.01).结论:VEGF、MDA和SOD共同参与脑梗死急性期血管病理损伤过程,VEGF可作为评估急性脑梗死患者病情轻重和预后的客观指标.     

C 反应蛋白检测在急性脑梗死患者中的临床应用价值分析

目的:探讨血清中C反应蛋白在急性脑梗死患者中的临床应用价值。方法:选择2010年4月至2011年4月间,我院收治的急性脑梗死(ACI)患者87例,以同时期的62名健康体检者为对照,分析ACI患者发病后1、3、7、14、28天血清C反应蛋白(CRP)水平与正常对照组的差别。以血清CRP≥12mg/L作为A组,CRP<12mg/L作为B组,分析两组的病情和预后。结果:ACI患者发病后血清CRP浓度随时间推移先升高后降低,在第3d时达到最大值;各时段均高于对照组(P>0.05);A组的病情严重程度高于B组,预后较B组差。结论:CRP在ACI患者血清中显著升高且呈动态性变化;血清CRP≥12mg/L者,病情较重、预后较差。     

急性脑梗死患者血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1与神经功能损伤程度、脑梗死面积和预后的关系研究

摘要 目的：探讨急性脑梗死（ACI）患者血清陷窝蛋白1（Cav-1）、视锥蛋白样蛋白1（VILIP-1）、泛素羧基末端水解酶1（UCH-L1）与神经功能损伤程度、脑梗死面积和预后的关系。方法：选择2021年6月至2022年6月徐州医科大学附属医院收治的ACI患者120例为ACI组,另选择同期在本院进行健康检查的健康对象76例为对照组;根据美国国立卫生研究院发布的卒中量表（NIHSS）评分将ACI患者神经功能损伤程度分为轻度组、中度组和重度组,根据脑梗死面积分为大面积梗死组、中面积梗死组、小面积梗死组,根据改良Rankin量表（mRS）评分分为预后良好组和预后不良组,比较对照组与ACI组以及ACI各亚组间血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1水平;分析血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1水平与梗死面积、NIHSS评分、mRS评分的相关性,采用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1预测ACI神经功能损伤程度、脑梗死面积和预后的价值。结果：血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1水平对照组低于ACI组（P＜0.05）;轻度组低于中度组,中度组低于重度组（P＜0.05）;小面积梗死组低于中面积梗死组,中面积梗死组低于大面积梗死组（P＜0.05）;预后良好组低于预后不良组（P＜0.05）。ACI患者血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1与NIHSS评分、梗死面积及mRS评分呈正相关（P＜0.05）。血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1联合预测ACI神经损伤程度、脑梗死面积、预后的曲线下面积（AUC）分别为0.927、0.907、0.953,均大于单指标检测。结论：ACI患者血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1水平异常升高,且升高程度与患者神经功能损伤程度、脑梗死面积及预后有关,早期联合检测血清Cav-1、VILIP-1、UCH-L1水平有助于ACI病情及预后评估。     

老年急性脑梗死患者血清CRP, FG, LP(a)变化研究

目的:探讨老年急性脑梗死患者检测血清C反应蛋白(CRP)、纤维蛋白原(FG)及脂蛋白(a)(LP(a))的变化及意义。方法:选择2013年12月-2014年12月在我院就诊的年龄≥60岁的急性脑梗死患者90例作为实验组,根据中国脑卒中患者临床神经功能缺损程度评分标准(NDS),分为轻型、中型和重型;根据病灶直径及Adama分型法分为腔隙性脑梗死、小梗死和大梗死,另外选择90例健康老人为对照组。测定所有受试者血清中的CRP、FG及LP(a)的水平,并比较它们在实验组与对照组、实验组不同严重程度和不同病变类型的患者中的差异。结果:实验组血清CRP、FG和LP(a)的水平高于对照组,且差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);重型患者血清CRP、FG和LP(a)水平明显高于中型患者,中型患者显著高于轻型患者,且差异均有统计学意义(P0.05);大梗死患者血清CRP、FG和LP(a)水平明显高于小梗死患者,小梗死患者显著高于腔隙性梗死患者,且差异均有统计意义(P0.05)。结论:血清CRP、FG和LP(a)水平异常升高与老年急性脑梗死的发生发展密切相关。     

急性心肌梗死后血糖变化对预后的影响研究

目的:探讨急性心肌梗死后血糖变化对患者预后的影响。方法:对314例急性心肌梗死患者于入院后第2日早晨测空腹血糖值后,并进行回顾性对比分析。结果:随着血糖水平的逐渐升高,心力衰竭及心源性休克的发生率和病死率逐渐升高(P<0.05),严重心律失常的发生率逐渐升高,但差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:急性心肌梗死患者伴应激性血糖升高者,随着血糖水平升高,其心力衰竭及心源性休克的发生率和病死率升高。血糖正常组预后明显好于血糖升高组。     

替格瑞洛联合阿司匹林治疗老年急性冠状动脉综合征的效果及对血清cTnT、BNP、CRP及D-D水平的影响

目的:探讨替格瑞洛联合阿司匹林治疗老年急性冠状动脉综合征的效果及对血清肌钙蛋白-T(Cardiac Troponin T,cTnT)、C反应蛋白(C-reactionprotein,CRP)、脑钠素(Brain natriuretic peptide,BNP)及D-二聚体(D-Dimer,D-D)水平的影响。方法:选取2016年1月～2019年1月我院收治的急性冠状动脉综合征老年患者60例,采用随机数字表法将患者分为两组,每组30例。两组患者均行经皮冠状动脉介入(Percutaneous coronary intervention,PCI)治疗,对照组术后给予阿司匹林和氯吡格雷,观察组给予阿司匹林和替格瑞洛。比较两组患者的临床治疗效果、心功能相关指标,治疗前后血清cTnT、BNP、CRP及D-D水平的变化情况及出血事件的发生率。结果:治疗后,观察组治疗总有效率显著高于对照组(93.33%vs. 70%,P 0.05);两组左室收缩末期内径(Left ventricular end systolic diameter,LVESD)、左室舒张末期内径(left ventricular end-diastolic diameter,LVEDD)、左心房内径(Left atrial diastolic diameter,LADD)、血清cTnT、BNP、CRP及D-D水平均较治疗前显著降低(P0.05),而左室射血分数(left ventricular ejection fraction,LVEF)较治疗前明显升高(P 0.05),且观察组LVESD、LVEDD、LADD均明显低于对照组(P 0.05),而LVEF显著高于对照组(P 0.05)。此外,观察组出血事件发生率显著低于对照组(P 0.05)。结论:与阿司匹林和氯吡格雷相比,替格瑞洛联合阿司匹林可更有效改善老年急性冠状动脉综合征患者的心功能,且出血事件的发生率更低,可能与其显著降低血清cTnT、BNP、CRP及D-D水平有关。     

Troponin elevation in acute ischemic stroke (TRELAS) - protocol of a prospective observational trial

Background  

Levels of the cardiac muscle regulatory protein troponin T (cTnT) are frequently elevated in patients with acute ischemic stroke and elevated cTnT predicts poor outcome and mortality. The pathomechanism of troponin release may relate to co-morbid coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia or, alternatively, to neurogenic cardiac damage due to autonomic activation after acute ischemic stroke. Therefore, there is uncertainty about how acute ischemic stroke patients with increased cTnT levels should be managed regarding diagnostic and therapeutic workup.     

首发缺血性脑卒中患者血清Hcy和EPO水平的变化及临床意义

目的:探究首发缺血性脑卒中患者血清同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)和红细胞生成素(EPO)水平的变化和意义。方法:于2013年10月-2015年4月我科收治的首发缺血性脑卒中患者中随机选取98例作为观察组,另选取同期健康体检者98例作为对照组,检测患者的血小板、血浆纤维蛋白原(Fib)以及血白细胞水平,比较两组血清Hcy、EPO、血小板、Fib及血白细胞水平,使用Logistic回归分析法评价缺血性脑卒中病发的危险因素,采用Spearman法对血清Hcy与EPO间相关性进行分析。结果:观察组的Hcy(23.52±12.15)m IU/L与EPO(34.61±11.25)m IU/L水平显著高于对照组的(10.57±2.18)m IU/L、(17.54±5.83)m IU/L;观察组血小板、血浆纤维蛋白原(fibrinogen,Fib)及血白细胞水平均高于对照组;差异均有统计学意义(均P0.05)。经Logistic回归分析法分析可知,Hcy为缺血性脑卒中病发的独立因素,经Spearman相关性分析显示,首发缺血性脑卒中患者EPO水平与Hcy呈正相关。结论:缺血性脑卒中病发与血清Hcy和EPO水平升高密切相关,且Hcy是导致缺血性脑卒中病发的高危因素。     

左西孟旦对急性心衰患者心功能及cTnT, hs-CRP, NT-proBNP水平影响

目的:观察左西孟旦对急性心力衰竭患者心功能及cTnT、hs-CRP、NT-proBNP水平影响。方法:选取在我院就诊的327例急性心力衰竭患者,按照治疗方式不同,分为观察组(常规治疗+左西孟旦)164例和对照组(常规治疗)163例,对比两组用药前及用药后24 h的左心射血分数(LVEF)、每搏输出量(SV)、肌钙蛋白T(cTnT)、超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)和氨基末端B型利钠肽前体(NT-proBNP)水平。结果:治疗前,两组LVEF和SV比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后观察组LVEF和SV均显著高于治疗前(P0.05);对照组LVEF显著高于治疗前(P0.05),SV与治疗前比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后观察组LVEF和SV均显著高于对照组(P0.05)。治疗前两组cTnT、hs-CRP、NT-proBNP水平比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后两组cTnT、hs-CRP、NT-proBNP水平均显著低于治疗前(P0.05)。治疗后观察组cTnT、hs-CRP、NT-proBNP水平显著低于对照组(P0.05)。两组不良反应比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:左西孟旦治疗急性心力衰竭可明显增加心肌收缩力,抑制心肌重塑,减轻炎症反应,改善患者预后。     

缺血性脑卒中患者血清超敏C反应蛋白、糖化血红蛋白水平及其与神经功能缺损的关系

目的:探讨缺血性脑卒中患者血清超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)、糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)水平及其与神经功能缺损的关系。方法:选择2016年10月~2017年9月我院接诊的123例缺血性脑卒中患者作为观察组及同期于我院进行体检的健康人群123例作为对照组,检测和比较两组血清hs-CRP、HbA1c水平的差异,并分析缺血性脑卒中患者血清hs-CRP、HbA1c水平与其美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(NIHSS)评分的关系。结果:观察组患者血清hs-CRP、Hb A1c水平显著高于对照组[(6.23±1.97)mg/L、(7.96±0.65)%vs.(2.54±0.85)mg/L、(5.21±0.30)%],NIHSS评分明显高于对照组[(4.08±3.12)分vs. 8.62±3.25)分],差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);缺血性脑卒中患者血清hs-CRP、Hb A1c水平与NIHSS评分呈显著正相关(r=-0.465,-0.564,P0.05)。结论:缺血性脑卒中患者血清hs-CRP和HbA1c水平均明显上调,二者可以在一定程度上反映缺血性脑卒中患者神经功能缺损的严重程度。     

The TT genotype of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C>T polymorphism increases the susceptibility to pediatric ischemic stroke: meta-analysis of the 822 cases and 1,552 controls

The 677C>T polymorphism within methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene is related to an elevated level of homocysteine. Thus it may be considered as a genetic risk factor in ischemic stroke. Apparently studies of this type of polymorphism in childhood stroke have shown conflicting results. We performed meta-analysis of all the data that are available in relation with MTHFR polymorphism and the risk of ischemic stroke in children. We searched PubMed (last search dated December 2010) using "MTHFR polymorphism", "ischemic stroke" "child", "children", "pediatric stroke" as keywords and reference lists of studies and reviews on the topic. Finally, 15 case-control studies corresponded to the inclusion criteria for meta-analysis. These studies involved the total number of 822 children and adolescents after ischemic stroke and 1,552 control subjects. Fixed or random effects models were used depending on the heterogeneity between the studies. The association between ischemic stroke and 677C>T polymorphism within MTHFR gene was observed in three of the studies. The pooled analysis showed that TT genotype of MTHFR gene is more common in stroke patients than in controls (p = 0.0402, odds ratio = 1.57, 95 % confidence interval 1.02-2.41). The Egger's test did not reveal presence of a publication bias. The results based on a sizeable group of cases and controls have proved that the 677C>T polymorphism in MTHFR gene is associated with the development of ischemic stroke in children.     

老年H型高血压合并急性缺血性脑卒中患者血清omentin-1、Irisin水平与病情及预后的关系研究

目的:探讨老年H型高血压合并急性缺血性脑卒中患者血清网膜素-1(omentin-1)、鸢尾素(Irisin)水平与病情及预后的关系。方法:选择2017年6月-2019年9月我院收治的老年H型高血压合并急性缺血性脑卒中患者92例,记作合并脑卒中组,根据美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(NIHSS)评分将患者分为轻症组28例(NIHSS评分≤4分)、中症组39例(5分≤NIHSS评分≤20分)和重症组25例(NIHSS评分>20分),根据改良Rankin量表(mRS)评分将患者分为预后不良组28例(mRS评分>2分)和预后良好组64例(mRS评分≤2分)。另选择同期我院收治的单纯老年H型高血压患者90例作为单纯H型高血压组,分析合并脑卒中组患者血清omentin-1、Irisin水平及omentin-1、Irisin与NIHSS评分、mRS评分的相关性,并应用ROC曲线分析血清omentin-1、Irisin水平对患者预后的预测价值。结果:合并脑卒中组血清omentin-1、Irisin水平显著低于单纯H型高血压组(P<0.05),随脑卒中神经缺损严重程度的升高,H型高血压合并急性缺血性脑卒中患者血清omentin-1、Irisin水平逐渐降低(P<0.05),预后不良组血清omentin-1、Irisin水平显著低于预后良好组(P<0.05)。老年H型高血压合并急性缺血性脑卒中患者血清omentin-1、Irisin水平与NIHSS评分及mRS评分均呈负相关(P<0.05)。omentin-1最佳临界值为105.36 ng/ml,敏感度为78.23%,特异度为83.44%;Irisin最佳临界值为90.77 ng/L,敏感度为71.00%,特异度为61.43%。结论:老年H型高血压合并急性缺血性脑卒中患者血清omentin-1、Irisin水平异常降低,其水平与神经缺损程度和预后呈负相关,血清omentin-1、Irisin对老年H型高血压发生急性缺血性脑卒中的预后评估具有一定价值。     

PGC-1β regulates angiogenesis in skeletal muscle

Patients who experience acute ischemic stroke may develop hyperglycemia, even in the absence of diabetes, but the exact mechanisms are still unclear. Adipose tissue secretes numerous proinflammatory cytokines and is involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism. This study aimed to determine the effects of acute stroke on adipose inflammatory cytokine expression. In addition, because sympathetic activity is activated after acute stroke and catecholamines can regulate the expression of several adipocytokines, this study also evaluated whether alterations in adipose proinflammatory cytokines following acute stroke, if any, were medicated by sympathetic system. Acute ischemic brain injury was induced by ligating the right middle cerebral artery and bilateral common carotid arteries in male adult Sprague-Dawley rats. Adipose tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA and protein levels were determined by RT-PCR and enzyme-linked immunoassay, respectively. The stroke rats developed glucose intolerance on days 1 and 2 after cerebral ischemic injury. The fasting blood insulin levels and insulin resistance index measured by homeostasis model assessment were higher in the stroke rats compared with the sham group. Epididymal adipose TNF-α and MCP-1 mRNA and protein levels were elevated one- to twofold, in association with increased macrophage infiltration into the adipose tissue. When the rats were treated with a nonselective β-adrenergic receptor blocker, propranolol, before induction of cerebral ischemic injury, the acute stroke-induced increase in TNF-α and MCP-1 was blocked, and fasting blood insulin concentration and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance were decreased. These results suggest a potential role of adipose proinflammatory cytokines induced by the sympathetic nervous system in the pathogenesis of glucose metabolic disorder in rats with acute ischemic stroke.     

Acute phase proteins and oxidised low-density lipoprotein in association with ischemic stroke subtype, severity and outcome

Objectives: The goal of our study was to investigate the associations of oxidized LDL (apoB100 aldehyde-modified form) and acute phase proteins (fibrinogen, CRP) with acute ischemic stroke severity and outcome.

Materials and Methods: The study included 61 ischemic stroke patients and 64 controls. Strokes were subtyped according to TOAST criteria, the severity and outcome of stroke (at 1 year) were measured.

Results: The mean triglyceride, fibrinogen, CRP and glucose values were significantly higher among cases. The median oxLDL value for patients with large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) type of stroke was significantly higher than for other subtypes. The oxLDL values did not correlate with age, stroke severity and outcome.

Conclusions: Inflammatory markers (fibrinogen and CRP) predicted the stroke severity and outcome whereas elevation of oxLDL levels did not. Our data refer to possibility that there may exist some links between the LAA subtype of stroke and elevated oxLDL (apoB100 aldehyde-modified form).     

Increased Expression of Simple Ganglioside Species GM2 and GM3 Detected by MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry in a Combined Rat Model of Aβ Toxicity and Stroke

The aging brain is often characterized by the presence of multiple comorbidities resulting in synergistic damaging effects in the brain as demonstrated through the interaction of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and stroke. Gangliosides, a family of membrane lipids enriched in the central nervous system, may have a mechanistic role in mediating the brain’s response to injury as their expression is altered in a number of disease and injury states. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS) was used to study the expression of A-series ganglioside species GD1a, GM1, GM2, and GM3 to determine alteration of their expression profiles in the presence of beta-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity in addition to ischemic injury. To model a stroke, rats received a unilateral striatal injection of endothelin-1 (ET-1) (stroke alone group). To model Aβ toxicity, rats received intracerebralventricular (icv) injections of the toxic 25-35 fragment of the Aβ peptide (Aβ alone group). To model the combination of Aβ toxicity with stroke, rats received both the unilateral ET-1 injection and the bilateral icv injections of Aβ₂₅₋₃₅ (combined Aβ/ET-1 group). By 3 d, a significant increase in the simple ganglioside species GM2 was observed in the ischemic brain region of rats who received a stroke (ET-1), with or without Aβ. By 21 d, GM2 levels only remained elevated in the combined Aβ/ET-1 group. GM3 levels however demonstrated a different pattern of expression. By 3 d GM3 was elevated in the ischemic brain region only in the combined Aβ/ET-1 group. By 21 d, GM3 was elevated in the ischemic brain region in both stroke alone and Aβ/ET-1 groups. Overall, results indicate that the accumulation of simple ganglioside species GM2 and GM3 may be indicative of a mechanism of interaction between AD and stroke.     

Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein and C-Reactive Protein Have Combined Utility for Better Predicting Prognosis After Acute Coronary Syndrome

It has been shown that the elevated concentrations of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) or high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) are predictive of future cardiovascular events for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. But, the combined value of Ox-LDL and hs-CRP for predicting cardiovascular events is still unknown. Serum concentrations of Ox-LDL, hs-CRP, and cTnT were measured in a prospective cohort of 425 selective ACS patients followed 3–5 years for the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or death (AMI/death). Among 425 enrolled patients, 124 patients demonstrated AMI/death. Baseline levels of Ox-LDL, hs-CRP, and cTnT were significantly higher in AMI/death group than the event-free survival group. Kaplan–Meier survival analyses supported that elevations in Ox-LDL or hs-CRP predicted increased cardiovascular events risks. However, the strongest risk prediction was achieved by assessing Ox-LDL and hs-CRP together. Patients with high levels of Ox-LDL and hs-CRP were more likely to experience AMI or death than those with either Ox-LDL or hs-CRP elevated. Receiver-operating characteristic curves showed that Ox-LDL and hs-CRP have higher sensitivity and specificity than those of cTnT for predicting AMI or death. This was reflected by the AUC values for Ox-LDL, hs-CRP, and cTnT, which were 0.891, 0.834, and 0.626, respectively. The combined use of Ox-LDL and hs-CRP may improve prognosis after ACS with high-sensitivity and specificity.