Abstract:
Objective To explore the clinical application value of serum nuclear factor erythrocyte 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) combined with iron metabolism indicators in the diagnosis of anemia of chronic disease (ACD) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA).
Methods From January 2019 to December 2022, 45 ACD patients (ACD group) and 45 IDA patients (IDA group) were collected as the study subjects, and 45 healthy examiners in our hospital were collected as the control group. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the serum levels of NRF2, HO-1, SI, SF, TRF, and sTfR. The Pearson was used to analyze the correlation between serum NRF2, HO-1 and SI, SF, Hb, and correlation between NRF2 and HO-1. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to evaluate the value of serum NRF2, HO-1 and iron metabolism indicators SI, SF levels in the diagnosis of ACD and IDA.
Results The levels of Hb, NRF2, HO-1 and SI in the ACD and IDA groups were obviously lower than those in control group (P < 0.05), and the SF levels in the ACD and IDA groups were significantly higher than that in control group (P < 0.05). The results of Pearson analysis showed that the serum levels of NRF2 and HO-1 levels were positively correlated with SI and Hb, and negatively correlated with SF (P < 0.01), and the serum level of NRF2 was positively correlated with HO-1 levels in the ACD and IDA groups (P < 0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) of serum NRF2, HO-1, SI, and SF in the diagnosis of ACD were 0.822, 0.831, 0.813, and 0.888, respectively, the AUC of the four combination in the diagnosis of ACD was 0.977, which was better than the single diagnosis of four (P < 0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) of serum NRF2, HO-1, SI, and SF in the diagnosing IDA was 0.829, 0.883, 0.834, and 0.856, respectively, the AUC of the four combination in the diagnosis of IDA was 0.974, which was better than the single diagnosis of four (P < 0.05), moreover, the efficacy of NRF2 and HO-1 combined with SI and SF in the diagnosing IDA was better than that of ACD (P < 0.05).
Conclusions Compared with healthy people, the serum levels of NRF2 and HO-1 and iron metabolism index SI decrease, and the serum levels of SF increase in ACD and IDA patients. The combination of the four has certain value in the diagnosis of ACD and IDA.