Laboratory Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 129-133.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2020.02.008

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Clinical application of serum lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 level in patients with acute cerebral infarction

LU Yide, WU Jianing, PENG Yibing   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Ruijin Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200025,China
  • Received:2019-01-20 Online:2020-02-29 Published:2020-03-22

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the relationship between serum lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2(Lp-PLA2) activity and the location,severity and recurrence risk of cerebral atherosclerosis(CAS) in patients with acute cerebral infraction(ACI). Methods A total of 186 ACI patients were enrolled. Serum Lp-PLA2 activity,total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),homocysteine(Hcy) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP) were determined. The location and severity of CAS were measured by computed tomography angiography(CTA) or magnetic resonance angiography(MRA) and carotid ultrasound. Spearman correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation of these parameters with CAS. Results Serum Lp-PLA2 activity of vulnerable plaque group was higher than those of stable plaque group and no plaque group (P<0.05),while hs-CRP and Hcy showed no statistical significance in the 3 groups (P>0.05). Serum Lp-PLA2 activities in stenosis group and occlusion group were higher than that in non-stenosis group (P<0.05). The occlusion group had higher hs-CRP than that in non-stenosis group (P<0.05). Serum hs-CRP and Lp-PLA2 activity in CAS stenosis group were higher than those in non-CAS stenosis group (P<0.05). Age,the proportions of hypertension,heart disease and diabetes,as well as hs-CRP level in relapse group were higher than those in non-relapse group (P<0.05). There was no statistical significance for the proportion of males,TC,TG or Lp-PLA2P>0.05). Spearman analysis showed that Lp-PLA2 activity,TC,LDL-C and hs-CRP had positive correlations with CAS(r=0.378,0.229,0.229 and 0.163,respectively,P<0.05). The areas under receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curves (AUC) of Lp-PLA2 activity,TC,LDL-C and hs-CRP to diagnose CAS were 0.801,0.683,0.683 and 0.584,respectively,and the optimal cut-off value was 489.5 U/L. Conclusions Serum Lp-PLA2 activity is related with CAS severity,and it can reflect the severity in ACI patients.

Key words: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, Cerebral atherosclerosis, Acute cerebral infraction

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