Levels of Bax and Bcl-2 mRNA and their relationship with cardiac function in patients with stable CHF
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摘要:
目的探讨外周血单核细胞Bcl-2和Bax水平与心功能和左室射血分数的关系。 方法纳入60例稳定期慢性心衰患者和30例健康对照,采用qRT-PCR法测量外周血单核细胞Bcl-2和Bax mRNA相对含量;NYHA心功能分级评价心功能,并采用彩色超声多普勒测量LVEF。 结果CHF组外周血单核细胞Bcl-2 mRNA水平低于对照组(P<0.01),Bax mRNA水平高于对照组(P<0.01)。CHF组外周血单核细胞Bcl-2 mRNA水平与NHYA心功能呈负相关(P<0.05),与LVEF呈正相关(P<0.01);Bax mRNA水平与NHYA心功能呈负相关(P<0.01),与LVEF呈负相关(P<0.01)。CHF组外周血单核细胞Bax mRNA水平与N-末端B型钠尿肽前体浓度呈正相关(P<0.01)。Bcl-2 mRNA水平与N-末端B型钠尿肽前体浓度不相关(P>0.05)。CHF组外周血单核细胞Bax mRNA水平与左室舒张末期内径呈正相关(P<0.05),Bcl-2 mRNA水平与左室舒张末期内径不相关(P>0.05)。 结论Bcl-2和Bax这一对凋亡相关基因在慢性心衰稳定期表达水平发生明显变化,各种病因所致的CHF可能导致这一对凋亡相关基因共同的改变,且mRNA水平与CHF病情严重程度相关,可能成为CHF预后因子之一。 Abstract:ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between mRNA level of Bax and Bcl-2 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and cardiac function and left ventricular ejection fraction. MethodsSixty patients with stable chronic heart failure and 30 healthy controls were enrolled. Monocytes were isolated and cultured from peripheral blood and mRNA were extracted. Relative content of Bax and Bcl-2 mRNA were measured by quantitative reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cardiac functions were evaluated by New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system. Left ventricular ejection fraction was measured by transthoracic color doppler echocardiography. ResultsCompared with the control group, the level of Bcl-2 mRNA in PBMCs in CHF group decreased (P<0.01), and the level of Bax mRNA increased (P<0.01). The level of Bcl-2 mRNA was negatively correlated with NYHA class in CHF group (P<0.05). The level of Bax mRNA was positively correlated (P<0.05). The level of Bcl-2 mRNA in PBMCs were positively correlated with LVEF in CHF group (P<0.01. The level of Bax mRNA was negatively correlated (P<0.01). The level of Bax mRNA in PBMCs was positively correlated with the levels of NT-proBNP in CHF group (P<0.01), and the level of Bcl-2 mRNA was not correlated (P>0.05). The level of Bax mRNA in PBMCs was positively correlated with LVEDD in CHF group (P<0.05), and the level of Bcl-2 mRNA was not correlated (P>0.05). ConclusionBax and Bcl-2, a pair of apoptosis-related genes, change significantly in the expression of stable chronic heart failure. Various etiologies may lead to the common changes of these apoptosis-related genes. The mRNA of these genes is correlated with the severity of CHF. It may be one of the prognostic factors of CHF. -
Key words:
- chronic heart failure /
- genes, cell apoptosis /
- cardiac function /
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表 1 研究对象一般临床资料
因素 CHD组 HHD组 CM组 Control组 年龄(Mean±SD,岁) 68.2±5.5 57.4±4.2* 60.7±4.4* 60.7±6.1 男/女(n) 16/12 9/6 7/10 16/14 吸烟[n(%)] 15(53.6) 5(33.3)** 6(35.3)** 12(40.0) 高血压[n(%)] 8(28.6) 15(100)** 2(11.76)**## - 糖尿病[n(%)] 9(32.1) 5(33.33)* 2(11.76)**## - 纽约心功能分级(Mean±SD) 2.5±0.8 2.3±0.7 3.1±0.8 - 6 min步行试验(Mean±SD,m) 276.4±42.2 248.0±63.9 246.5±51.7 - NT-proBNP(Mean±SD,pg/mL) 3121.3±982.8 3492.3±1231.7 3390.0±924.7 73.6±18.9&& LVEF(Mean±SD,%) 40.7±2.3 40.3±2.8 38.6±3.6 57.7±4.3&& LVEDD(Mean±SD,mm) 63.5±6.4 64.3±5.8 63.4±6.4 49.5±3.2&& 左房内径(Mean±SD,mm) 40.4±4.4 41.0±4.0 38.6±6.1 33.0±2.9&& 右房横径(Mean±SD,mm) 37.0±2.0 36.1±2.3 37.6±2.4 37.0±2.0 右室舒张期横径(Mean±SD,mm) 27.8±3.4 29.2±2.4 26.1±4.6 18.5±3.5&& 药物[n(%)] 血管紧张素转化酶抑制剂/血管紧张素受体拮抗剂 16(57.1) 7(46.7) 9(52.9) - β受体阻滞剂 13(72.2) 10(66.7) 8(47.1) - 利尿剂 24(85.8) 13(86.7) 15(88.2) - 阿司匹林 27(96.4) 3(20.2)** 2(11.8)** - 他汀类 26(92.9) 5(33.3)** 1(5.9)**## - *P<0.05,**P<0.01 vs CHD;## P<0.01 vs HHD;&&P<0.01 vs CHF. CHD:冠心病组;HHD:高血压心脏病;CM:心肌病;Control:对照组. -
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