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Heart failure is a serious and terminal stage of various cardiovascular diseases,is one of the most important heart diseases,and it also the most common reason for hospitalization.In recent years,studies on new markers in the diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of heart failure have made great progress,such as B-type brain natriuretic peptide can partially reflect hemodynamic imbalance,troponin can indicate cardiomyocyte injury,soluble ST2 and galectin-3 indicate myocardium remodeling and fibrosis,C-reactive protein,cystatin C and procalcitonin,and copeptin have significant prognostic value for outcomes,microRNA in the regulation of gene expression influence heart failure.
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Objective To explore the expression and significance of galectin-3 in COPD and lung cancer.Methods Sixty female SD rats were randomly divided into three groups:COPD group,lung cancer group and the control group with 20 rats in each group.COPD group was given tracheal injection of lipopolysaccharide and exposed to daily cigarette to establish the model.Lung cancer group was injected with 3,4-benzopyrene-corn mixture.The control group was fed normally.After 20 weeks,plasma galectin-3 concentration was assessed in each group using ELISA method.Results The galectin-3 average concentrations of COPD group,lung cancer group and the control group were (8.63 ± 0.46) ng/mL,(9.15 ± 0.69) ng/mL and (4.47 ± 0.51) ng/mL.The average concentrations in COPD and lung cancer groups were higher than that of the control group with a statistically significant difference (P＜0.05).Conclusion As expressed in COPD and lung cancer,galectin-3 may own a great significance to the occurrence,development and prognosis of COPD and lung cancer.