血浆NLRC4和IL–1β水平变化与慢性心力衰竭炎症反应的相关性分析

    Correlation analysis of plasma NLRC4 and IL–1β levels with inflammatory response in chronic heart failure

    • 摘要:
      目的: 分析慢性心力衰竭(CHF)病人血浆中核苷酸结合寡聚化结构域样受体蛋白4(NLRC4))和白细胞介素–1β(Interleukin–1β,IL–1β)的水平变化,探讨炎症反应与CHF发生、发展的关系。
      方法: 选取165例CHF病人作为CHF组,其中NYHA分级Ⅱ级45例、Ⅲ级组63例、Ⅳ级57例;以同期健康体检者35名作为对照组。采用ELISA检测血浆中IL–1β和NLRC4水平,通过Western blotting检测NLRC4、IL–1β蛋白表达。分析CHF病人NLRC4、IL–1β、N末端脑钠肽前体(NT–proBNP)、左心室射血分数(LVEF)、左心室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)、左室舒张末期容积(LVEDV)间的相关性,以及NLRC4、IL–1β对CHF的诊断价值。
      结果: CHF组NLRC4、IL–1β、NT–BNP、LVEDD、LVEDV均明显高于对照组,LVEF明显低于对照组(P < 0.01)。Pearson相关分析显示,CHF病人NLRC4、IL–1β水平与NT–proBNP、LVEDD、LVEDV均呈明显正相关关系(P < 0.01),与LVEF呈明显负相关关系(P < 0.01),NLRC4与IL–1β呈明显正相关关系(P < 0.01)。ROC曲线分析显示,NLRC4、IL–1β诊断CHF的AUC分别为0.817、0.858。Spearman相关分析显示,CHF病人NLRC4和IL–1β的表达量与心功能分级均呈明显正相关关系,并呈逐级递增趋势(P < 0.01)。Western blotting结果显示,与对照组比较,心功能Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ级组NLRC4、IL–1β表达量均增加(P < 0.01);与Ⅱ级组相比,心功能Ⅲ、Ⅳ级组NLRC4、IL–1β表达量增加(P < 0.01);与Ⅲ级组相比,心功能Ⅳ级组NLRC4、IL–1β表达量增加(P < 0.01)。
      结论: CHF病人血浆中NLRC4和IL–1β升高,与CHF的严重程度呈正相关,其诱导的炎症反应在CHF病情发展中发挥一定作用。

       

      Abstract:
      Objective To detect the plasma levels of NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein 4 (NLRC4) and Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF), and explore the relationship between inflammatory response and occurrence and development of CHF.
      Methods A total of 165 patients with CHF were selected as CHF group (including 45 patients in NYHA grade Ⅱ, 63 patients in grade Ⅲ and 57 patients in grade Ⅳ), and 35 healthy subjects in the same period were set as control group. The plasma levels of IL-1β and NLRC4 were detected by ELISA, and the protein expression levels of NLRC4 and IL-1β were detected by Western blotting. The correlations among NLRC4, IL-1β, NT-proBNP, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), and left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) in CHF patients were analyzed, and the diagnostic value of NLRC4 and IL-1β in CHF patients were investiagted.
      Results The NLRC4, IL-1β, NT-BNP, LVEDD and LVEDV levels in the CHF group were significantly higher than those in control group, and the LVEF was significantly lower than that in control group (P < 0.01). The results of Pearson correlation analysis showed that the NLRC4 and IL-1β levels in CHF patients were significantly positively correlated with NT-proBNP, LVEDD and LVEDV (P < 0.01), and significantly negatively correlated with LVEF (P < 0.01). The NLRC4 was positively correlated with IL-1β (P < 0.01). The results of ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC of NLRC4 and IL-1β for the diagnosis of CHF were 0.817 and 0.858, respectively. The results of Spearman correlation analysis showed that the expression levels of NLRC4 and IL-1β in CHF patients were positively correlated with the cardiac function grade, and showed a gradual increasing trend (P < 0.01). The results of Western blotting results showed that compared with the control group, the expressions of NLRC4 and IL-1β in cardiac function grade Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ groups increased (P < 0.01). Compared with grade Ⅱ group, the expression levels of NLRC4 and IL-1β in cardiac function grade Ⅲ and Ⅳ groups increased (P < 0.01). Compared with garde Ⅲ group, the expression levels of NLRC4 and IL-1β in grade Ⅳ group increased (P < 0.01).
      Conclusions The increasing of plasma levels of NLRC4 and IL-1β in patients with CHF is positively correlated with the severity of CHF, and the induced inflammatory response plays a certain role in the progressive development of CHF.

       

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