Correlation of interleukin 6 receptor, a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motifs and high sensitive C reactive protein levels with unstable coronary atherosclerotic plaque in patients with coronary heart disease / 中华老年医学杂志

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Objective To investigate the relationships of peripheral blood levels of interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6R),a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motifs (ADAMTS-1) and high sensitive C reactive protein (hs CRP) with Gensini score and Ambrose classification in patients with coronary heart disease,and to investigate the correlations of IL-6R,ADAMTS-1 and hsCRP levels with unstable coronary atherosclerotic plaques.Methods 328 patients undergoing coronary angiography were admitted,and 272 patients were diagnosed as coronary heart disease including 105 cases with acute myocardial infarction (AMI),126 cases with unstable angina peetoris (UA) and 41 cases with stable angina pectoris (SA).The 56 cases with no coronary artery stenosis were selected as control group.We detected the levels of IL-6R,ADAMTS 1 and hs-CRP in all patients,and then evaluated their Gensini scores by coronary angiography,and appraised the character of the plaque by Ambrose classification.Results The serum levels of IL 6R and ADAMTS-1 were higher in AMI and UA groups than in SA and normal control groups (all P＜0.05).The level of hsCRP was higher in AMI group than in UA,SA and control groups (all P＜0.05).The levels of IL-6R,ADAMTS 1 and hs-CRP were higher in complex lesion group evaluated by Ambrose classification than in simple lesion group and normal control group (all P＜0.05).ADAMTS-1 level was higher in simple lesion group than in normal control group (P＜0.05).The level of IL 6R was positively correlated with ADAMTS-1 levels (r=0.70,P＜0.05),while the serum IL-6R,ADAMTS-1 and hsCRP levels had no relationship with Gensini score in patients with coronary heart disease (all P＞ 0.05).Conclusions The IL-6R,ADAMTS-1 and hs-CRP levels can be the indexes for evaluating the plaque stability in patients with coronary heart disease,but have no relationships with the severity of coronary artery stenosis.