Laboratory Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (10): 963-968.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2024.10.007

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Correlation between serum METRNL,sTREM-1 levels and carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

TIAN Na, CHEN Shihong, YANG Tao()   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Chengde Central Hospital,Chengde 067000,Hebei,China
  • Received:2024-01-06 Revised:2024-05-13 Online:2024-10-30 Published:2024-11-08

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the correlation between serum meteorin-like protein(METRNL),soluble triggering receptor expression on myeloid cell-1(sTREM-1) levels and the degree of carotid atherosclerosis(CAS) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM). Methods A total of 235 T2DM patients from Chengde Central Hospital from December 2021 to December 2023 were enrolled. T2DM patients were classified into CAS group(126 cases) and control group(109 cases) based on whether they had CAS. The clinical data and laboratory determination results were collected,and the levels of serum METRNL and sTREM-1 were determined. Spearman method was used to analyze the correlation between serum METRNL,sTREM-1 levels and the degree of CAS. Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the factors for the degree of CAS. Results Compared with control group,serum METRNL level in CAS group was decreased(P<0.05),while serum sTREM-1 level was increased(P<0.05). Serum METRNL level in IMT thickening group,plaque formation group and carotid artery stenosis group were decreased in turn(P<0.001),while sTREM-1 level was increased in turn(P<0.001). There was a negative correlation between serum METRNL and the severity of CAS in CAS patients(rs=-0.422,P<0.05),and there was a positive correlation between sTREM-1 and the severity of CAS(rs=0.535,P<0.05). History of hypertension,sTREM-1,glycated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) were risk factors for CAS severity (carotid artery stenosis) [odds ratios(OR) were 3.354,2.165,1.642 and 1.943,95% confidence intervals(CI) were 1.580-7.119,1.296-3.618,1.238-2.177 and 1.188-3.178],and METRNL was a protective factor(OR=0.768,95%CI 0.640-0.922,P<0.05). Conclusions Serum METRNL level is decreased and sTREM-1 level is increased in T2DM patients with CAS,which is related to the degree of CAS.

Key words: Meteorin-like protein, Soluble triggering receptor expression on myeloid cell-1, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Carotid atherosclerosis

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