外周血白细胞线粒体DNA水平对结直肠癌患者的诊断价值

目的探讨结直肠癌(CRC)患者外周血白细胞线粒体DNA(mtDNA)水平与临床病理特征的关系及诊断价值。方法选取2018年5月至2020年5月,空军军医大学第二附属医院收治的CRC患者164例,设为CRC组;另选同期体检健康者160人为对照组,检测两组外周血白细胞mtDNA水平,分析外周血白细胞mtDNA水平与CRC患者临床病理特征的关系。Logistic回归分析影响CRC发生的相关因素,并以受试者工作特征曲线(ROC)分析外周血白细胞mtDNA对CRC的诊断价值。结果肿瘤分化程度低、有淋巴结转移、发生远处转移的患者外周血白细胞mtDNA水平低于肿瘤分化程度高、无淋巴结转移、未发生远处转移的患者(P<0.05)。Logistic回归分析显示,外周血白细胞mtDNA低表达、结肠息肉史、溃疡性结肠炎史、肿瘤家族史及梭杆菌门、拟杆菌门肠道菌群占比高是影响CRC发生的危险因素(P<0.05)。ROC曲线分析显示,外周血白细胞mtDNA水平对CRC的灵敏度为82.94%、特异度为75.83%、准确度为80.56%、曲线下面积(AUC)为0.815。结论外周血白细胞mtDNA在CRC患者中呈低表达,且与肿瘤分化程度、淋巴结转移、远处转移密切相关,同时外周血白细胞mtDNA水平是影响CRC发生的因素,对临床诊断CRC具有一定价值。

人颈动脉粥样硬化斑块组织及外周血白细胞相对端粒长度的检测及相关性分析

目的研究人颈动脉粥样硬化斑块组织与外周血白细胞的DNA相对端粒长度是否有相关性,外周血白细胞能否反映血管组织的相对端粒长度,从而为外周血白细胞端粒长度与动脉粥样硬化的相关性研究提供依据。方法分别取12例颈动脉内膜剥脱术患者的颈动脉内膜斑块组织及外周血,提取DNA,采用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)的方法检测相对端粒长度,并进行相关性分析。结果人颈动脉斑块的平均相对端粒长度(Relative telomere length,RTL)为0.56±0.12(平均值±标准差),显著高于外周血白细胞的平均相对端粒长度(0.45±0.13)(P=0.038)。多元线性回归方法校正年龄、性别、体重指数、血脂水平、高血压、糖尿病等心血管病危险因素,表明来自同一患者颈动脉斑块组织和外周血白细胞的RTL具有显著的相关性(标化相关系数β=0.87;P=0.0001);外周血白细胞RTL与年龄呈负相关(标化相关系数β=-0.704,P<0.001);颈动脉斑块样本RTL与年龄呈负相关(标化相关系数β=-0.528,P=0.002)。结论人颈动脉斑块组织与外周血白细胞的相对端粒长度具有相关性,外周血白细胞是替代血管组织研究端粒长度与心血管疾病关系的一个重要指标。

Effect of interleukin-18 polymorphisms-607 and -137 on clinical characteristics of prostate cancer patients

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of IL-18 polymorphisms -137 G/C and -607 A/C was associated with grade, clinical stage, and survival in patients with prostate cancer. Methods: The study cohort included 126 patients with prostate cancer. Control group consisted of 125 samples from Chinese population. Genomic DNA was extracted from EDTA-anticoagulated peripheral blood leukocytes by the salting-out method. The genotyping of the two IL-18 polymorphisms was performed using predesigned TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assays. Results: The studied IL-18 gene polymorphisms did not influence susceptibility to prostate cancer in the analyzed group of patients (IL-18-607, P = 0.342; IL-18-137 P = 0.715) but may contribute to disease onset and aggressiveness. IL-18-607 CC genotype was significantly associated with higher tumor grade (P = 0.025) and stage (P = 0.001). IL-18-137 GG genotype was correlated with higher tumor grade (P = 0.018) and stage (P = 0.007). The Cox proportional hazard model showed that tuumor grade and stage grouping were independent prognostic factors but IL-18 polymorphism was not. Polymorphism variants in the IL-18 gene (IL-18-607 and IL-18-137) may be associated with a worse prognosis for prostate cancer. Conclusion: High levels of IL-18 production may play a major role in the growth, invasion and metastasis of prostate cancer.