title: [Serum levels of soluble Fas soluble Fas ligand and soluble IL-2 receptor in patients with coronary heart disease]
abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between serum levels of soluble Fas(sFas), soluble Fas li gand(sFasL), soluble IL-2 receptor(sIL-2R) and coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS: With enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests, sFas, sFasL and sIL-2R were measured in the sera from 30 patients with CHD and 26 subjects without CHD as controls. RESTULTS: Mean level of sFas was significantly higher in patients with CHD than in controls [(1 583.41+/-174.46)ng/L compared with (1 374.55+/-142.42)ng/L, P<0.01]. Compared with the controls, the mean level of sIL-2R was significantly higher in patients with CHD [(944.50+/-395.59)ng/L compared with (652.45+/-163.36)ng/L P<0.01]. Moreover, in patients with CHD sFas and sIL-2R were positively correlated (r=0.418 P<0.05). Whereas no such difference was found between both groups in sFasL (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: High levels of serum sFas and sIL-2R were associated with CHD, and elevation of sFas may inhibit apoptosis in activated T cells, leading to coronary events.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Chang-Jiang
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Shen-Jiang
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Zhi-Kui
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yao-Sen
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wu