Changes in ERK1/2 signaling pathway in the progression of ulcerative colitis and its association with intestinal opportunistic infections
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摘要:
目的 观察溃疡性结肠炎(UC)患者病情发展中细胞外调节蛋白激酶(ERK)1/2信号通路变化,并分析其与UC患者并发肠道机会性感染的关联。 方法 选取2021年5月—2023年5月内蒙古包头市包钢医院消化内科收治的105例UC患者作为研究组,同期体检健康者50例作为对照组,比较2组ERK-1、ERK-2 mRNA转录水平。根据是否发生肠道机会性感染将105例UC患者分为感染组、未感染组并筛选危险因素,分析其对UC患者并发肠道机会性感染的预测价值。 结果 研究组ERK-1、ERK-2 mRNA相对表达量均高于对照组(P<0.05),且其变化随UC患者病情进展而升高(P<0.05)。与未感染组比较,感染组疾病活动度重度率、血红蛋白、红细胞沉降率(ESR)水平及ERK-1 mRNA、ERK-2 mRNA相对表达量均较高(P<0.05),白蛋白水平较低(P<0.05)。重度、白蛋白降低及ERK-1 mRNA、ERK-2 mRNA表达上调是影响UC患者并发肠道机会性感染的独立危险因素,ERK-1 mRNA、ERK-2 mRNA及其联合应用模型预测UC患者并发肠道机会性感染的AUC分别为0.823、0.835、0.907。 结论 ERK-1、ERK-2表达水平随UC患者病情进展而升高,且其是影响UC患者发生肠道机会性感染的独立危险因素,两者联合预测UC患者并发肠道机会性感染的效能较高。 -
关键词:
- 溃疡性结肠炎 /
- ERK1/2信号通路 /
- 肠道机会性感染
Abstract:Objective To observe the changes of extracellular regulatory protein kinase (ERK) 1/2 signaling pathway in the progression of ulcerative colitis (UC) and analyze its association with intestinal opportunistic infection in UC patients. Methods A total of 105 UC patients admitted to the gastroenterology department of Baogang Hospital of Inner Mongolia from May 2021 to May 2023 were selected as the study group, and 50 healthy subjects were selected as the control group during the same period, the mRNA transcription levels of ERK-1 and ERK-2 were compared between the two groups. According to the occurrence of intestinal opportunistic infection, 105 UC patients were divided into an infected group and an uninfected group, and the risk factors were screened to analyze the predictive value of UC patients with intestinal opportunistic infection. Results The mRNA relative expression levels of ERK-1 and ERK-2 in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05), and their changes increased with the progression of UC patients (P < 0.05). Compared with the uninfected group, the disease activity severity rate, hemoglobin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels, ERK-1 and ERK-2 mRNA transcription levels in the infected group were higher (P < 0.05), and the albumin level was lower (P < 0.05). Severity, decreased albumin and up-regulated expression of ERK-1 mRNA and ERK-2 mRNA were independent risk factors for intestinal opportunistic infections in UC patients. ROC curve results showed that the AUC of ERK-1 mRNA, ERK-2 mRNA, and their combined application model for predicting intestinal opportunistic infection in UC patients were 0.823, 0.835, and 0.907 respectively. Conclusion The expression levels of ERK-1 and ERK-2 increased with the progression of UC patients, and they were independent risk factors affecting the occurrence of intestinal opportunistic infections in UC patients, the combined expression levels of ERK-1 and ERK-2 were highly effective in predicting intestinal opportunistic infections in UC patients. -
表 1 对照组、研究组ERK-1、ERK-2 mRNA转录水平比较
Table 1. Comparison of mRNA transcription levels of ERK-1 and ERK-2 between the control group and the research group
组别 例数 ERK-1 ERK-2 对照组 50 0.15±0.03 0.27±0.08 研究组 轻度 35 0.30±0.08a 0.92±0.17a 中度 48 0.62±0.12ab 1.29±0.22ab 重度 22 0.98±0.19abc 1.65±0.28abc F值 381.321 380.184 P值 <0.001 <0.001 注:与对照组比较,aP<0.05;与轻度组比较,bP<0.05;与中度组比较,cP<0.05。 表 2 感染组与未感染组临床资料比较
Table 2. Comparison of clinical data between the infected group and the uninfected group
项目 感染组(n=32) 未感染组(n=73) 统计量 P值 性别[例(%)] 0.915a 0.339 男性 22(68.75) 43(58.90) 女性 10(31.25) 30(41.10) 年龄[例(%)] 0.227a 0.634 <45岁 12(37.50) 31(42.47) ≥45岁 20(62.50) 42(57.53) BMI(x±s) 21.25±2.05 21.02±1.98 0.542b 0.589 高血压[例(%)] 10(31.25) 21(28.77) 0.066a 0.797 糖尿病[例(%)] 5(15.63) 10(13.70) 0.067a 0.795 高脂血症[例(%)] 8(25.00) 14(19.18) 0.455a 0.500 疾病活动度[例(%)] 轻度 8(25.00) 27(36.98) 1.058a 0.304 中度 12(37.50) 36(49.32) 1.251a 0.263 重度 12(37.50) 10(13.70) 7.610a 0.006 病变范围[例(%)] 直肠型 6(18.75) 12(16.44) 0.084a 0.772 左半结肠型 10(31.25) 20(27.40) 0.162a 0.687 广泛结肠型 16(50.00) 41(56.16) 0.341a 0.559 血红蛋白(x±s,g/L) 112.25±6.25 94.92±2.15 21.114b 0.001 白蛋白(x±s,g/L) 27.65±1.37 41.62±2.90 33.612b 0.001 ESR(x±s,mm/h) 35.02±6.25 26.17±4.19 8.516b <0.001 CRP(x±s,mg/L) 3.92±0.82 3.76±0.75 0.978b 0.330 ERK-1 mRNA(x±s) 0.95±0.15 0.42±0.08 23.574b <0.001 ERK-2 mRNA(x±s) 1.58±0.20 1.09±0.10 16.754b <0.001 注: a为χ2值,b为t值。 表 3 各变量赋值情况
Table 3. Variable assignment
变量 赋值方法 肠道机会性感染 感染=1,未感染=0 重度 是=1,否=0 血红蛋白 连续变量 白蛋白 连续变量 ESR 连续变量 ERK-1 mRNA 连续变量 ERK-2 mRNA 连续变量 表 4 影响UC患者肠道机会性感染的危险因素分析
Table 4. Risk factors affecting intestinal opportunistic infections in UC patients
变量 B SE Waldχ2 P值 OR值 95% CI 重度 0.594 0.267 6.589 <0.001 1.612 1.405~1.951 白蛋白降低 0.521 0.298 6.390 0.010 1.550 1.319~1.906 ERK-1 mRNA表达上调 0.608 0.232 7.788 <0.001 1.874 1.637~2.338 ERK-2 mRNA表达上调 0.617 0.225 7.234 <0.001 1.864 1.658~2.215 表 5 ERK-1、ERK-2预测UC患者并发肠道机会性感染的ROC曲线参数
Table 5. ROC curve parameters of ERK-1 and ERK-2 in predicting intestinal opportunistic infections in UC patients
项目 AUC(0.95 CI) 灵敏度(%) 特异度(%) 约登指数 准确度 ERK-1 mRNA 0.823(0.734~0.918) 86.90 80.90 0.678 0.825 ERK-2 mRNA 0.835(0.762~0.905) 84.50 74.60 0.591 0.869 联合应用模型 0.907(0.798~0.939) 90.50 81.50 0.720 0.896 -
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