The Clinical Diagnosis Meaning of MIF in Coronary Heart Disease

MIF is a pleiotropic cytokine that promote the inflammatory response. MIF is expressed in several cell types,including monocytes/macrophages, vascular smooth muscle and cardiomyocytes, and is released on stimulation from pre-formed storage pools. A foreign study reported that MIF had demonstrated to offer protection from I/R-injury by activating adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and inhibiting c-Jun Nterminal kinase (JNK)-induced apoptosis of cardiomyocytes. In addition, animal experiments showed that MIF was reduced in aged heart compared with young heart. Coronary heart disease is a chronic ischemic disease, in which MIF may play as a protective factor during the whole procedure. We observed individuals who will be taking coronary angiography during the hospitalization. Individuals will be assigned to coronary-artery-disease group, which included acute coronary syndromes and stable ischemic heart disease, or non-coronary-artery-disease group, according to coronary angiography. All participants will be extracted 3ml blood sample 5 minutes before coronary angiography. Coronary-artery-disease group will be taken another two blood samples, 5 minutes after the opening of the balloon and 5 minutes after the stents have been implanted, respectively.