Laboratory Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 54-58.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2025.01.010

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Role of methyltransferase-like protein 14 in patients with coronary heart disease

GUO Fengxia1, HU Bing2, SHA Yanhua3   

  1. 1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Henan Provincial People's Hospital,Zhengzhou 450003,Henan,China
    2. Department of Clinical Laboratory,the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450003,Henan,China
    3. Department of Clinical Laboratory,the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou 510120,Guangdong,China
  • Received:2022-11-18 Revised:2024-12-16 Online:2025-01-30 Published:2025-02-17

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the role of methyltransferase-like protein(METTL)14 in coronary heart disease(CHD)patients. Methods From June 2019 to February 2021,316 patients in Henan Provincial People's Hospital with chest tightness or chest pain as the main complaint were enrolled to undergo coronary angiography to confirm coronary artery stenosis after a series of clinical examinations. According to the results of coronary angiography,they were classified into CHD group(216 cases) and control group(100 cases). The clinical data were collected. Plasma levels of METTL14,tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α),monocyte chemotactic protein-1(MCP-1),vascular cell adhesion molecule-1(VCAM-1),intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1) and interleukin(IL)-6 were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Correlations were assessed by Pearson or Spearman analysis. The effectiveness of METTL14 in diagnosing CHD was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. The risk factors of CHD were evaluated by Logistic regression analysis. Results Compared with control group,the levels of TNF-α,MCP-1,VCAM-1,ICAM-1,IL-6 and METTL14 in CHD group were increased(P<0.001). There was statistical significance in C-reactive protein(CRP) and METTL14 among all coronary lesion number groups(P<0.05). METTL14 was positively related with IL-6 and Gensini scores in CHD group(r=0.390 and 0.493,P<0.05). Increased MCP-1,VCAM-1,IL-6 and METTL14 were risk factors for CHD(P<0.001). Conclusions METTL14 in peripheral blood is related with CHD,which can be a risk factor for the diagnosis of CHD.

Key words: Methyltransferase-like protein 14, Coronary heart disease, Inflammatory biomarker

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