中国医科大学学报  2018, Vol. 47 Issue (6): 519-521

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李雪佳, 李宇, 李晓鸥, 景可晖, 张茜, 李飞
LI Xuejia, LI Yu, LI Xiaoou, JING Kehui, ZHANG Xi, LI Fei
肿瘤坏死因子α与高血压病合并阻塞型睡眠呼吸暂停综合征的相关性
Correlation of Tumor Necrosis Factor α Expression and Hypertension with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Symptoms
中国医科大学学报, 2018, 47(6): 519-521
Journal of China Medical University, 2018, 47(6): 519-521

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收稿日期:2018-03-13
网络出版时间:2018-05-21 10:10
肿瘤坏死因子α与高血压病合并阻塞型睡眠呼吸暂停综合征的相关性
李雪佳1 , 李宇1 , 李晓鸥1 , 景可晖1 , 张茜2 , 李飞3     
1. 沈阳医学院医学应用技术学院2013级康复治疗学专业, 沈阳 110034;
2. 沈阳医学院医学应用技术学院2014级康复治疗学专业, 沈阳 110034;
3. 沈阳医学院附属第二医院心内科, 沈阳 110032
摘要目的 探讨高血压病合并阻塞型睡眠呼吸暂停综合征(OSAS)患者血清肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)水平的变化。方法 采用ELISA方法测定160例不同程度高血压病合并OSAS患者和500例单纯高血压患者血清TNF-α的变化。结果 轻、中、重度OSAS组患者TNF-α水平显著高于单纯高血压组,重度OSAS组患者TNF-α水平显著高于轻度、中度OSAS组。多重线性回归分析显示,自变量体质量指数的β值为0.172;自变量TNF-α的β值为0.176,说明TNF-α对模型的贡献大于体质量指数。结论 高血压病合并OSAS患者的TNF-α水平越高,OSAS程度越重,TNF-α水平升高可能加重OSAS的严重程度。
Correlation of Tumor Necrosis Factor α Expression and Hypertension with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Symptoms
LI Xuejia1 , LI Yu1 , LI Xiaoou1 , JING Kehui1 , ZHANG Xi2 , LI Fei3     
1. 2013, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medical Application Technology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110034, China;
2. 2014, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medical Application Technology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110034, China;
3. Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110032, China
Abstract: Objective To investigate the relationship between the expression of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) with hypertension. Methods The expression of TNF-α in 160 OSAS patients with hypertension and 500 patients with simple hypertension were determined by ELISA. Results The levels of TNF-α in patients with mild, moderate, and severe OSAS were significantly higher than those in the simple hypertension group, and TNF-α levels were significantly higher in the severe OSAS group than in the mild and moderate OSAS groups. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the value of body mass index (BMI), an independent variable, was 0.172. The value of TNF-α was 0.176, indicating that the contribution of TNF-α to the model is greater than that of BMI. Conclusion Higher levels of TNF-α in OSAS patients with hypertension were positively correlated with the severity of OSAS, potentially because increases in TNF-α levels may aggravate the severity of OSAS.

睡眠呼吸暂停是一种常见的睡眠障碍性疾病,发病率约为2%~4%,其中以阻塞型睡眠呼吸暂停综合征(obstructive sleep apnea syndrome,OSAS)最常见,占80%~90%,且以男性多见[1]。OSAS是一种慢性炎症性疾病,以睡眠期间部分性或完全性上呼吸道阻塞反复发作为特征[2]。OSAS的主要急性生理学改变是间歇性缺氧和胸膜内压力改变,造成内皮功能障碍、交感神经及肾素—血管紧张素—醛固酮系统激活以及氧化应激增加的睡眠破碎化,所有这些改变都增加了动脉血管僵硬度,从而提高了心血管疾病的发病率及死亡率[3]。动物实验和临床研究表明,OSAS与炎症介质的产生增加有关[4-5]。肿瘤坏死因子α(tumor necrosis factor α,TNF-α)是最经典、研究最充分的炎性细胞因子。TNF-α抑制已被证实可改善OSAS的发展[6],另外也有文献[7]指出TNF-α与高血压也密切相关。但OSAS合并高血压患者血清中TNF-α的变化未见报道。因此,本研究主要观察血清TNF-α水平对OSAS合并高血压患者的影响,进一步探讨血清中TNF-α水平与间断性低氧血症、血压变化以及睡眠剥夺之间的关系,为今后疾病防治提供理论依据。

1 材料与方法 1.1 研究对象

选取于沈阳医学院附属第二医院住院的高血压患者,对有睡眠时打鼾、白天嗜睡或其他不明原因的口唇发绀等症状者进行夜间多导睡眠图监测,共确诊160例OSAS合并高血压患者。诊断标准:(1)高血压患者均符合2010年《中国高血压防治指南》制订的高血压诊断标准,即收缩压 > 140 mmHg和/或舒张压 > 90 mmHg;(2)入选者均是OSAS患者;(3)患者签署知情同意书且愿意配合。排除标准:(1)中枢性、混合型睡眠呼吸暂停综合征患者;(2)恶性肿瘤患者;(3)其他继发性高血压、糖尿病、冠心病、慢性阻塞性肺疾病、风湿免疫性疾病、凝血功能障碍性疾病、严重肝肾功能不全患者;(4)睡眠不足4 h或检测监测过程中出现严重低氧血症需要中途吸氧患者;(5)有精神障碍、严重抑郁症病史者。根据睡眠呼吸暂停低通气指数(apneahypopnea index,AHI)和血氧饱和度(oxygen saturation,SpO2)将OSAS分为轻、中、重度:轻度,AHI为5~15次/h,SpO2为85%~89%;中度,AHI为16~30次/h,SpO2为80%~84%;重度,AHI > 30次/h,SpO2 < 80%。本组160例OSAS合并高血压患者中,轻度OSAS组50例,中度OSAS组56例,重度OSAS组54例。选择同一时期的500例单纯高血压住院患者作为对照组。

1.2 方法

1.2.1 收集入选患者基线资料

入院当天,接受过培训和评估的高血压专家收集患者详细信息,包括高血压、糖尿病、吸烟史、饮酒史、家族史等基线资料;并排除冠心病、恶性肿瘤、严重肝肾功能不全、慢性阻塞性肺疾病等病例。入院后进行体质量及身高测量,计算体质量指数(body mass index,BMI),BMI(kg/m2)=体质量/身高2。所有患者行夜间多导睡眠图监测。

1.2.2 TNF-α检测

在早晨6:00对所有入选的4组患者空腹采取静脉血,3 000 r/min离心10 min,取上清液置于-70 ℃冰箱保存,以备集中检测。采用ELISA法进行TNF-α检测,具体操作方法按试剂盒说明书进行。

1.3 统计学分析

采用SPSS 19.0软件进行统计分析。正态性资料采用x±s表示,多组间正态计量资料比较采用单因素方差分析,组间比较采用LSD检验,P < 0.05为差异有统计学意义。多重线性回归分析标准:α=0.05,α=0.10。

2 结果 2.1 一般临床资料

轻、中、重度OSAS组患者TNF-α水平显著高于单纯高血压组(P < 0.05),重度OSAS组患者TNF-α水平显著高于轻度和中度OSAS组(P < 0.05)。见表 1

表 1 OSAS组与对照组患者基本情况比较 Tab.1 Characteristics of OSAS patients and control subjects
  Baseline characteristic Simple hypertension group
n = 500)
Mild OSAS group
n = 50)
Moderate OSAS group
n = 56)
Severe OSAS group
n = 54)
Male [n(%)] 462(92) 42(84) 48(96) 45(83)
Age(year) 44.5±6.3 45.3±5.1 43.9±7.2 44.8±5.6
SBP(mmHg) 153.4±19.2 153.5±17.8 153.7±15.4 154.2±14.11),2),3)
Smoking history [n(%)] 136(27) 12(24) 14(25) 13(24)
Drinking history [n(%)] 140(28) 13(26) 14(25) 15(27)
BMI(kg/m2 27.29±3.85 28.32±4.56 29.53±5.10 29.82±5.85
AHI(time/h) 3.12±1.22 13.51±2.72 21.32±4.65 46.3±6.21
Min-SpO2(%) 86.2±2.3 81.6±3.1 79.3±2.5 68.7±3.7
TNF-α(pmol/L) 28.52±5.81 36.85±4.961) 52.69±7.041),2) 68.34±8.671),2),3)
1)P < 0.05 vs simple hypertension group;2)P < 0.05 vs mild OSAS group;3)P < 0.05 vs moderate OSAS group.

2.2 多重线性回归分析

以AHI为因变量,以年龄、收缩压、TNF-α、BMI为自变量,行多元线性逐步回归。结果显示,自变量BMI和TNF-α的β值分别为0.172和0.176,说明TNF-α对模型的贡献大于BMI。见表 2

表 2 OSAS合并高血压患者的危险因素的多重线性回归分析 Tab.2 Multivariate analyses of risk factors in OSAS patients with hypertension using the logistic regression model
Factor B β t P
BMI 0.035 0.172 2.136 0.033 2
TNF-α 0.028 0.176 1.820 0.069 4

3 讨论

OSAS是成年人和儿童中最常见的呼吸睡眠障碍,引起许多不良结果,包括死亡风险增加、严重的社会经济负担和医疗保健的利用率增加[8]。OSAS是一个重要的健康问题,它与多种心脑血管疾病有关,包括高血压、心房颤动、冠状动脉疾病、充血性心力衰竭和脑卒中[9]。国内外研究[10-11]显示,OSAS与高血压存在密切关系,60%~90%的OSAS患者合并高血压。TNF-α是一种炎性细胞因子,与心血管疾病风险呈显著相关[12]。有研究[13]发现,OSAS患者血清中TNF-α浓度明显高于正常对照组。TNF-α主要由单核—巨噬细胞分泌的炎性因子,血清中TNF-α升高可直接或间接损伤内皮细胞,使血压调节功能受到损坏,刺激粒细胞和单核细胞合成并分泌血栓素A、细胞间黏附分子1等血管活性物质,引起血管强烈收缩、外周阻力增强,引起高血压的发生及发展[14-15]

本研究显示,TNF-α与OSAS合并高血压患者具有一定的相关性。多重线性回归分析显示,TNF-α和BMI均是AHI的影响因素,这表明OSAS合并高血压患者的TNF-α水平越高,其OSAS程度越重,TNF-α水平升高可能加重OSAS的严重程度。因此,临床监测TNF-α对OSAS合并高血压患者的早期危险评估及治疗提供新的思路。

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