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Correlation of GSTM1 gene deletion in joint synovial fluid with the recovery of patients undergoing artificial hip replacement.

ABSTRACT: The present study was designed to investigate the correlation between glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) gene polymorphism and the recovery of patients undergoing artificial hip replacement. A total of 241 patients including 149 males (61.8%) and 92 females (38.9%) who received artificial hip replacement in People's Hospital of Rizhao between December 2010 and October 2016 were enrolled to serve as the observation group. Patients were divided into two subgroups according to the loss of GSTM1. A total of 80 healthy subjects who udenrwent a physical examination in our hospital at the same period were selected to serve as the control group. The control group included 41 males (51.25%) and 39 females (48.75%). GSTM1 gene genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). All patients were followed up for 12 months. Clinical data were compared between the deletion and non-deletion groups and the hospitalization time and the length of the use of antibiotics were compared. Deletion rate of GSTM1 gene in the observation group was 67.63%, which was significantly different from that in the healthy control group [odds ratio (OR)=1.51, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.075-2.023, P<0.05]. Notably, a significant difference was indicated in the recovery between patients with and without GSTM1 gene deletion after a year discharged from hospital (P<0.05). There was no significant difference according to sex, age, hypertension, smoking history, leukocyte, hemoglobin, platelet and BMI index between patients in deletion and non-deletion groups (P>0.05). However, there was a significant difference in the number of patients with diabetes between the two groups (P<0.05). Hospitalization time and the length of antibiotics use were significantly longer in deletion group compared with non-deletion group (P<0.05). Infection rate in the deletion group was significantly higher than that in the non-deletion group. Results suggested that GSTM1 gene polymorphism may be correlated with recovery of patients undergoing artificial hip replacement, and GSTM1 gene deletion may correlated with poor recovery.

SUBMITTER: Lin X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6176142 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov

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Correlation of GSTM1 gene deletion in joint synovial fluid with the recovery of patients undergoing artificial hip replacement.

Lin Xiangbo X Xu Tao T Wu Bin B Hu Bing B Qin Ming M

Experimental and therapeutic medicine 20180828 5

The present study was designed to investigate the correlation between glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) gene polymorphism and the recovery of patients undergoing artificial hip replacement. A total of 241 patients including 149 males (61.8%) and 92 females (38.9%) who received artificial hip replacement in People's Hospital of Rizhao between December 2010 and October 2016 were enrolled to serve as the observation group. Patients were divided into two subgroups according to the loss of GSTM1. ...[more]

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