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JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
卷 42, 期 1, 页码 224-230出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0300060513488514
关键词
Atrial fibrillation; concentration; disease progression; extracellular matrix; matrix metalloproteinase-9; pathological mechanism
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81170085]
Objectives:To observe levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and evaluate their significance in various stages of idiopathic atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods:Patients with idiopathic AF were recruited into this prospective study and classified into one of three groups according to stage of disease progression: paroxysmal AF; persistent AF; permanent AF. Healthy individuals were enrolled as control subjects. Serum levels of MMP-9 in all four groups were determined using a double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results:Each AF group included 25 patients; 40 healthy individuals were included as controls. MMP-9 levels in the three AF groups were significantly higher than in the control group: 168.7225.970, 201.36 +/- 31.26 and 253.20 +/- 22.99ng/ml for the paroxysmal, persistent and permanent AF groups respectively, versus 76.80 +/- 14.90ng/ml for the control group. MMP-9 levels increased with idiopathic AF disease progression (P<0.05). Conclusions:An elevated MMP-9 level appears to be associated with a diagnosis of AF. MMP-9 levels appear to increase in relation to the stage of idiopathic AF progression.
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