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The influence factors of S100A12 and its correlation with carotid artery atherosclerosis in hemodialysis patients

GUO Huan, LU Bin   

  1. The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Shandong Jining 272000, China
  • Received:2013-12-17 Online:2014-09-30 Published:2014-09-25

Abstract: Objective To investigate the influence factors of plasma S100 calcium binding protein A12 (S100A12) level in hemodialysis patients and the correlation between S100A12 and carotid artery atherosclerosis. Methods A total of 150 hemodialysis patients and 100 healthy subjects were enrolled. The white blood cell counts, alanine transaminase(ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), albumin(Alb), creatinine(Cr), urea, triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol(TC), blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin and S100A12 concentrations of hemodialysis patients were determined and compared with those of healthy subjects. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) was measured by high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography in hemodialysis patients and also compared with that in healthy subjects. The correlation between S100A12 and CIMT was analyzed by Person correlation analysis. The multivariate regression analysis was used to analyze the influence factors of S100A12 concentration. Results The plasma S100A12 concentration was higher in hemodialysis patients than in healthy subjects (P<0.05). Significant positive correlation was recorded between S100A12 and CIMT (r=0.4, P<0.01). Multivariate regression analysis identified high white blood cell counts as a positive plasma independent determinant and low TC and low Alb as negative independent determinants of plasma S100A12 concentration. Conclusions S100A12 is related to carotid artery atherosclerosis. The white blood cell counts, TC and Alb are associated with S100A12 concentration.

Key words: S100 calcium binding protein A12, Carotid intima-media thickness, Renal failure, Advanced stage, Hemodialysis, Carotid artery atherosclerosis

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