基质金属蛋白酶-3基因多态与颈动脉斑块稳定性的关系

目的 探讨基质金属蛋白酶-3(matrix metalloproteinase-3,MMP-3)血清水平及启动子基因5A/6A多态与颈动脉斑块稳定性的关系.方法 280例急性脑梗死患者根据颈动脉超声结果 分为颈动脉易损斑块组(124例)和颈动脉稳定斑块组(156例).采用ELISA法测定两组患者的血清MMP-3水平,同时采用聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)方法分析MMP-3启动子基因5A/6A多态性.结果 易损斑块组发病48 h内的血清MMP-3水平为(23.8±8.3)ng/μl,而稳定斑块组为(20.0±10.0)ng/μl(t=3.39,P=0.00).易损斑块组5A/6A+5A/5A基因型频率为39.5%,稳定斑块组为25.6%,两者比较差异有统计学意义(χ2=6.13,P:0.01,DR=1.90,95%CI,1.14～3.15),5A等位基因频率在易损斑块组为20.6%,稳定斑块组为12.8%,两者比较差异也有统计学意义(χ2=6.09,P=0.01,DR=1.76,95%CI 1.12～2.77).结论 MMP-3血清水平及启动子基因5A/6A多态性可能与中国汉族人群颈动脉易损斑块发生的倾向性有关,5A等位基因可能是颈动脉易损斑块的遗传易患标志之一.

Correlation between matrix metailoprotelnase-3 polymorphism and the stability of carotid plaque

Objective To investigate the correlation between matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3)serum level and polymorphism(5A/6A) and the stability of carotid plaque in Chinese Han population.Methods Two hundred and eighty acute cerebral infarction patients from the department of neurology of Taizhou Hospital were divided into carotid vulnerable plaque group and carotid stable plaque group according to the results of carotid B-mode uhrasonngraphy.Serum MMP-3 level waa measured by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).At the same time, genotype was determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) for the common 5A/6A functional promoter polymorphism of the MMP-3 gene.The serum MMP-3 level and genotype frequencies of the MMP-3 gene between the two groups were analyzed.Results The genotype frequencies of the MMP-3 gene 5A/6A polymorphism of the two groups were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium The genotype distribution of the MMP-3 promoter 5A/6A polymorphism between the carotid vulnerable plaque group and the carotid stable plaque group was significantly different(χ2 =6.13, P =0.01, OR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.14-3.15).The frequencies of 5A allele were 20.6% and 12.8% in the carotid vulnerable plaque group and the carotid stable plaque group respectively (χ2=6.09, P=0.01, OR =1.76, 95%CI 1.12-2.77).Serum level of MMP-3 in the carotid vulnerable plaque group was higher than that in the carotid stable plaque group (t = 3.39, P =0.00).Conclusion The present findings suggest that serum level of MMP-3 and genetic polymorphism of 5A/6A in MMP-3 promoter are related with carotid vulnerable plaque in Chinese Han population and 5A allele may be a susceptible predictor of carotid vulnerable plaque.