Predictive Value of IL-6/STAT3 Signaling Pathway-Related Factors for Restenosis after Endovascular Therapy in Lower Extremity Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
YANG Fan, ZHANG Yu, ZANG Sheng
The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University,Jinzhou Liaoning 121000
Abstract:【Objective】To investigate the predictive value of interleukin-6 (IL-6)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway-related factors for restenosis after endovascular therapy in patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans (LEASO). 【Methods】A total of 125 LEASO patients admitted to our hospital between January 2020 and January 2023 were enrolled. Patients were divided into poor-prognosis group (vascular restenosis >50%, n=41) and good-prognosis group (n=84) based on follow-up outcomes. Serum levels of IL-6, IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), STAT3, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and nitric oxide (NO) were measured. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for restenosis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves evaluated the predictive efficiency of the IL-6/STAT3 pathway. 【Results】 Poor-prognosis patients showed higher total cholesterol (TC) levels and lower ankle-brachial index (ABI) compared to good-prognosis patients (all P<0.05). Serum IL-6, IL-6R, JAK2, STAT3, and VEGF levels were significantly elevated, while NO levels were decreased in the poor-prognosis group (mean P<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed high IL-6, IL-6R, JAK2, STAT3, VEGF levels and low NO levels as independent risk factors for restenosis (P<0.05). The ROC curve showed that the combined detection of IL-6, IL-6R, JAK2, and STAT3 had high diagnostic efficacy for the prognosis of patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans who underwent interventional therapy.【Conclusion】IL-6/STAT3 pathway-related factors are closely associated with restenosis risk after endovascular therapy in LEASO patients. Elevated IL-6, IL-6R, JAK2, and STAT3 levels indicate higher restenosis probability.
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