Bone Metabolism Discrepancy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients With and Without Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

To explore the distribution of several bone metabolic indicators in type 2 diabetes patients (T2DM) with and without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and to preliminarily evaluate the relationship of bone metabolism with NAFLD in patients with T2DM. The hospitalized patients with T2DM were divided into the group of T2DM complicated with NAFLD and the group of T2DM alone according to the results of ultrasonic diagnosis. The general information and laboratory test data such as bone metabolism indexes of these patients were collected and the differences of the indexes between the 2 groups were compared. Furthermore, the independent influencing factors of NAFLD in patients with T2DM were analyzed. A total of 186 patients were included in the study. Compared with patients with T2DM only, patients with T2DM combined with NAFLD were characterized with younger age (p < 0.001), higher BMI (p = 0.016), ALT (p = 0.001), TG (p = 0.005), HOMA-IR (p = 0.005), and lower HDL-C (p = 0.031). Significant discrepancy of age (OR 1.052, p = 0.001), ALT (OR 0.964, p = 0.047), HOMA-IR (OR 0.801, p = 0.005), and T-PINP (OR 1.022, p = 0.008) was found using multivariate logistic regression model. Significant discrepancy of T-PINP was found in T2DM patients with and without NAFLD. Further studies are needed to explore whether T-PINP could be used as a predictor of fatty liver disease, osteoporosis, and other related complications in patients with T2DM.     

LC-MS-based plasma metabolomics reveals metabolic variations in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis in female Wistar rats

Osteoporosis with a reduction in bone mineral density has become one of the most common metabolic bone diseases. Postmenopausal women are a high-risk group that suffers from osteoporosis when the production of estrogen in their body rapidly declines. Early prediction and diagnosis of osteoporosis will be conducive to having a greater chance to control the deterioration in condition of osteoporosis patients; however, there are still no effective measures in practice. In this study, we aimed at exploring metabolic variations in postmenopausal osteoporosis using ovariectomized female rats as an animal model. The research was performed using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) combined with multivariate statistical analysis for plasma metabolome analysis. The results reveal that metabolic variations of ovariectomized-induced osteoporosis involve 18 differentially expressed metabolites and 13 related metabolism pathways such as valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis as well as arachidonic acid and glycerophospholipid metabolism. Notably, the ingenuity pathway analysis platform for further understanding the relationship between metabolic alteration and osteoporosis shows that the change in the levels of metabolites mainly lead to the abnormal state of cellular compromise, cell signaling, inflammation, molecular transport and lipid metabolism. Metabolomics, as a novel way to characterize resolute endogenous small metabolites in organisms, describes the variation in the early stages of metabolic alteration for offering valuable information on pathogenic mechanisms.

Osteoporosis with a reduction in bone mineral density has become one of the most common metabolic bone diseases.     

明胶酶A在急性白血病细胞中的表达及其临床意义

目的　探讨急性白血病 (AL)细胞中明胶酶A(MMP2 )的表达及其临床意义。方法　应用明胶酶谱法检测了 4 6例初治AL患者MMP2的表达 ,同时应用逆转录 PCR(RT PCR)测定了MMP2活化相关基因基质金属蛋白酶抑制剂 2 (TIMP2 )、基质金属蛋白酶 1(MT1 MMP)的表达 ,并在体外进行了白血病细胞株穿膜试验研究。结果　 4 6例AL患者中 2 4例 (5 2 2 % )MMP2表达阳性 ,MMP2阳性组与阴性组发生髓外浸润的比例分别为 5 0 0 %和 18 2 % (P值均 <0 0 5 ) ;外周血幼稚细胞百分率分别为 (77 2 1± 13 9) %和 (6 2 95± 17 2 ) % (P值均 <0 0 1)。同时 4 6例AL患者中TIMP2、MT1 MMP阳性表达分别为 2 7例 (5 8 7% )、33例 (71 7% )。体外穿膜试验证实了MMP2对白血病细胞侵袭能力的影响。结论　活性MMP2可能参与白血病细胞从骨髓释出并浸润组织的过程     

Biomarkers in the prognostic evaluation of ischemic stroke: Is there benefit in the measurements of TREM-1 and TREM-2 in the acute phase?

Background and purposeTriggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells 1 and 2 (TREM-1 and TREM-2) are cell surface receptors important for modulation of microglia immune response. In this study, we evaluate serum levels of TREM-1 and TREM-2 as potential biomarkers in acute ischemic stroke (AIS).Material and methodsProspective cohort study of 50 patients with AIS admitted at our hospital. Serum TREM-1 and TREM-2 was evaluated within 24 h of the acute event and on the third and fifth days after the stroke. Neurological stroke severity and global disability were determined with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at the same three times and at the time of hospital discharge.ResultsTREM-1 and TREM-2 levels were elevated in stroke. TREM-1, but not TREM-2, exhibited correlations with NIHSS and mRS within 24 h (NIHSS and TREM-1: r_S = 0.31, p = 0.029; mRS and TREM-1: r_S = 0.32, p = 0.023). The serum level of TREM-1 within 24 h correlated with the neurological outcomes at hospital discharge (NIHSS and TREM-1: p = 0.021; mRS and TREM-1: p = 0.049). The serum concentrations of TREM-1 protein within 24 h after stroke was significantly higher in patients with poor outcome (mRS > 2) at hospital discharge (p = 0.021). After Exact Logistic Regression, large segmental stroke (O.R. = 4.14; 95CI = 1.07–16.09; p = 0.040) and initial sTREM levels (O.R. = 1.02; 95CI 1.00–1.04; p = 0.045) remained independent prognostic factors for AIS poor outcome (mRS > 2).ConclusionIn our study, TREM-1 and TREM-2 were significantly increased in AIS. Early elevation of TREM-1 correlated with stroke severity and it was an independent prognostic factor for stroke outcome.