Laboratory Medicine ›› 2018, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 316-320.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2018.04.009

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Roles of nitric oxide,endothelin-1 and homocysteine for the auxiliary diagnosis of coronary heart disease

YANG Xuesong1, SUN Fenyong2, LI Zebing1, WANG Jian3   

  1. 1. School of Medicine,Tongji University,Shanghai 200092,China
    2. Department of Clinical Laboratory,the Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University,Shanghai 200072,China
    3. Department of Clinical Laboratory,the Community Health Service Center of Yangpu Wujiaochang,Shanghai 200433,China
  • Received:2017-08-22 Online:2018-04-30 Published:2018-04-26

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the roles of serum nitric oxide(NO),endothelin-1(ET-1) and homocysteine(Hcy) for the auxiliary diagnosis of coronary heart disease and their correlations. Methods Serum levels of NO,ET-1 and Hcy were determined in 264 patients with coronary heart disease and 90 healthy subjects(healthy control group). The roles of NO,ET-1 and Hcy for the auxiliary diagnosis of coronary heart disease were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve. The sensitivities and specificities of the 3 indices were determined according to optimal cut-off values. The risk factors,including age,sex,diabetes mellitus,hypertension,dyslipidemia,smoking and obesity,were used to correct the 3 indices. Unconditional Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the roles of NO,ET-1 and Hcy as risk factors for coronary heart disease and their correlations with coronary heart disease. Results The level of serum NO in coronary heart disease group was lower than that in healthy control group(P<0.001),while the levels of ET-1 and Hcy were higher than those in healthy control group(P<0.001). The areas under ROC curves of serum NO,ET-1 and Hcy for the auxiliary diagnosis of coronary heart disease were 0.723,0.742 and 0.718,respectively. The unconditional Logistic regression analysis showed that the odds ratios(OR) of NO,ET-1 and Hcy were 2.254,5.116 and 2.308,and 95% confidence intervals(CI) were 1.028-4.938,2.498-10.479 and 1.038-5.131,respectively. The indices having correlation intensities with coronary heart disease from high to low were ET-1,Hcy and NO. Conclusions Serum NO,ET-1 and Hcy play roles for the auxiliary diagnosis of coronary heart disease,and they are risk factors for coronary heart disease.

Key words: Nitric oxide, Endothelin-1, Homocysteine, Coronary heart disease, Risk factor

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