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Objective To explore the characteristics of lipid profile in children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its risk factors.Methods A total of 225 untreated children with SLE were enrolled in this study.According to the values of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C),totalglycerin (TG) and triglyceride (TG),they were grouped into LDL-C normal group and elevated group,VLDL-C normal group and elevated group,HDL-C normal group and lower group,TG normal group and elevated group,TC normal group and elevated group.We used x2 test,binary logistic regression and t-test to analyze the relationship between various lipid groups and clinical symptoms,laboratory tests,disease activity,hormones and complications.Results One hundred and eighty-five cases (82.22％) of children with SLE developed dyslipidemia,mainly manifested as increased LDL-C,VLDL-C,TG,TC levelsand decreased HDL-C level.There was a positive correlation between urea nitrogen and TG (r=0.257,P＜0.01),positive correlation with LDL-C (r=0.129,P＜0.05)and positive correlation with VLDL-C (r=0.225,P＜0.01).Albumin and TG (r=-0.464,P＜0.01),TC (r=-0.246,P＜0.01),LDL-C (r=-0.138,P＜0.05),VLDL-C (r=-0.426,P＜0.05) were negatively correlated.Urine protein level (2 h) was positively correlated with TG (r=0.257,P＜0.01).Systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) was positively correlated with TG (r=0.597,P＜0.01),positively correlated with VLDL-C (r=0.565,P＜0.01) and negatively correlated with HDL-C (r=-0.324,P＜0.01).Complement C3 was negatively correlated with TG (r=-0.284,P＜0.01).The positive proportion of anti-dsDNA antibody [TG-increased group (58/89) was higher than TG normal group (70/136) (x2=4.1 16,P=0.042);TC normal group (112/186) was higher than TC-increased group (16/39) (x2=4.841,P=0.028);LDL-C elevated group (7/21) was higher than LDL-C normal group (121/204) (x2=5.240,P=0.022)].The proportion of coronary involvement events in the TG increased group (25/89) was higher than that in the TG positive group (17/136) (x2=8.612,P=0.003).The proportion of LN was higher in each dyslipidemia group [TG increased group (54/89) was higher than TG normal group (34/136) (x2=28.75,P＜0.01);TC increased group (23/39) was higher than TC normal group (65/186)(x2=7.816,P=0.005);LDL-C elevated group (14/21) was higher than LDL-C normal group (75/204) (x2=7,385,P=0.007);VLDL-C elevated group (12/17) was higher than the VLDL-C normal group (76/208) (x2=7.651,P=0.006)] (P＜0.05).Conclusion Children with SLE have significant dyslipidemia.A variety of factors are involved in children with SLE dyslipidemia.Dyslipidemia can cause multiple organ damage in children with SLE.
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Objective To investigate DNA methylation markers in the whole blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE),in hope to facilitate the evaluation of SLE severity.Methods Whole blood samples were obtained from 58 patients with SLE(including 14 cases of severe SLE,25 moderate SLE,19 inactive SLE)and 50 healthy controls.Bisulphite sequencing was performed to determine the methylation status of interleukin-2 common receptor gamma chain(IL-2RG)promoter region,and real-time reverse transcriptionPCR to quantify the expression level of IL-2RG mRNA,in these subjects.Results The methylation level of IL2RG promoter region was 0.217 ± 0.140,0.325 ± 0.230,0.342 ± 0.085 and 0.175 ± 0.036 in the patients withsevere,moderate and inactive SLE and healthy controls,respectively.A significant increase was observed in the methylation level of IL-2RG promoter region in the patients with inactive SLE compared with the patients with severe SLE and healthy controls(both P ＜ 0.01),and in the patients with SLE compared with the healthy controls(0.263 ± 0.047 vs.0.175 ± 0.036,P ＜ 0.05).The expression level of IL-2RG mRNA was significantly lower in the patients with SLE than in the healthy controls(2.550 ± 0.823 vs.4.293 ± 1.283,P ＜ 0.05).A negative correlation was observed between the expression level of IL-2RG mRNA and methylation level of IL2RG promoter region in 20 patients with SLE(r =-0.44,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The methylation status of IL2RG promoter region is statistically higher in patients with SLE than in healthy controls,and significantly different between patients with active SLE and those with stable SLE.