Correlation betw een lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 gene R92H polymorphism and ischemic stroke and its subtype in a Chinese Han population of Shandong province / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the correlation between lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) gene R92H polymorphism and ischemic stroke and its subtype in a Chinese Han population of Shandong province. Methods A total of 386 patients w ith first-ever ischemic stroke and 368 healthy controls in China Shandong region w ere enrol ed. According to the TOAST criteria, the patients w ere further divided into large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) and smal artery occlusion (SAO). Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay w as used to detect the serum Lp-PLA2 level. Polymerase chain reaction and directly sequencing w ere used to detect R92H gene polymorphism. Results The serum Lp-PLA2 levels in the ischemic stroke group, LAA group and SAO group w ere higher than that in the control group, and there w ere significant differences (al P<0.01). The distribution frequencies of GA (P=0.006), AA (P=0.020), AA+AG (P=0.009), and A al ele (P=0.001) in the ischemic stroke group w ere significant higher than those in the control group. There w ere also significant differences in distribution frequencies of GA+AA genotype (P=0.007) and A al ele (P<0.001) betw een the LAA group and the control group, w hile the SAO group w as not the case. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that GA+ AA genotype (odds ratio [OR] 1.43, 95%confidence interval [CI] 1.02-2.00; P=0.029), GA genotype (OR 1.42, 95%CI 1.01-2.00; P=0.037), and A alele (OR 1.44, 95%CI 1.11-2.18; P=0.028) were the independent risk factors for ischemic stroke. GA+AA genotype (OR 1.73, 95%CI 1.18-2.55; P<0.001) and GA genotype (OR 1.67, 95%CI 1.13-2.48; P<0.001) w ere the independent risk factors for LAA, and they w ere not significantly independent correlated w ith SAO. Conclusions The serum Lp-PLA2 levels increased in patients w ith ischemic stroke, and they increased most significantly in the LAA group. The R92H gene polymorphism might be associated w ith the susceptibility of ischemic stroke in a Chinese Han population of Shandong province.