Alteration of NO,ET-1,MMP-9 and TIMP-1 plasma levels in coronary artery stenosis and ectasia / 基础医学与临床

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Objective To explore the mechanisms responsible for different coronary artery lesions with involvement of nitric oxide(NO),endothelin-1(ET-1),matrix metalloproteinases-9(MMP-9) and the matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor-1(TIMP-1).Methods The cases undergone coronary anography were collected and divided into three groupsgroup A,30 patients with the coronary artery ectasia(7 cases of simple coronary artery ectasia;18 cases of the coronary artery ectasia coexisting a small amount of plaque);group B,38 patients with coronary atherosclerosis;group C,32 patients with with normal angiograph(14 cases of coronary artery completely normal;18 cases with a small amount of coronary plaque only).Plasma NO,ET-1,MMP-9 and TIMP-1 level were measured by ELISA method.Results There are significant differences among three groups on NO level,MMP-9 levels,NO/ET-1 and MMP-9/TIMP-1(P