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Monocyte and neutrophil direct counts correlate with C-reactive protein plasma concentration in patients with acute pancreatitis

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Naskalski J., Maziarz B., Kusnierz-Cabala B., Dumnicka P., Panek J.

Open Medicine

2007

vol. 2

issue 1

26-36

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is associated with the intensive inflammatory response in white blood cells (WBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP). This paper presents the relationship between the CRP plasma concentration and the direct counts of peripheral WBC in AP during the initial five days. The study consisted of 56 patients with AP, 36 patients with mild form of AP and 20 patients with severe form of AP. ABX VegaRetic hematological analyzer was used to perform the count of blood cells, and the immunonephelometric method was performed to measure the CRP concentration levels. AP patients presented with WBC count values in the range of 3.2 − 22.4 × 103/µl and CRP concentration levels in the range 3.3 − 599.8 mg/l. The WBC count correlates with CRP levels during the entire observation period. The relationship of CRP and WBC is expressed in the following regression equation: WBC (103/µl) = 3.66 + 1.40 × logeCRP (mg/l). The highest median neutrophil count (8.15 × 103/µl) was observed on the first day. The count decreased to 5.27 × 103/µl on the fifth day. The most substantial finding in this study involved the values found for the monocytes and CRP (r= 0.53; p<0.001). Day two and day three were the highest (r=0.59, p<0.001). On day two, the regression equation for this relationship is: Monocytes (103/µl) = −0.34 + 0.21 × logeCRP(mg/l). The correlation between direct monocyte count and plasma CRP concentration in AP reflect a CRP-dependent stimulation of IL-6 release from activated blood monocytes.

White blood cells count and its populations in patients with acute coronary syndromes and co-morbidities

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Vakaliuk I., Alghzawi I.

INTRODUCTION: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and sudden death cause most ischemic heart disease (IHD)- related deaths, which represent 1.8 million deaths per year, with similar numbers of men and women dying from coronary artery disease (CAD). It’s known that inflammation plays crucial role in atherosclerotic plaque formation and its destabilization. The purpose of this study is to evaluate of white blood cells count in its subpopulation in patients with ACS and modifiable cardiovascular risk factors – arterial hypertension and 2 type Diabetes Mellitus (DM). MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this observational cohort trial we observed of 184 patients with ACS. All patients were randomized into four groups: 1st group - 42 patients with ACS without arterial hypertension (AH) or DM; 2nd group – 56 patients with ACS and previous AH; 3rd group – 42 patients with ACS and 2 type DM; and 4th group – 44 patients with ACS and AH and DM. We studied of leukocytes count and their subpopulations in blood. RESULTS: The mean white blood cells count was significant higher in patients with ASC, compared with control group: 8.23 [6.50; 9.40] vs 5.49 [5.20; 5.70] (p<0.001). Similarly, ACS caused increase of leukocytes subpopulation count in blood. The significant higher count of white blood cells was observed in patients with ACS and co-morbidities: 2 type DM and its association with AH. In patients with ACS and previous AH we observed significant lower neutrophils count (p<0.05), but increased quantity of lymphocytes, compared with patients with ACS without co-morbidities (p<0.001). DM and its association with AH was characterized of neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes counts growth. CONCLUSIONS:ACS is characterized of raised white blood cells count and its population, especially in cases of association with 2 type Diabetes Mellitus.

Evaluation of DNA damage in white blood cells of healthy human volunteers using the alkaline comet assay and the chromosome aberration test

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Kopjar N., Želježić D., Garaj-Vrhovac V.

Acta Biochimica Polonica

2006

vol. 53

issue 2

321-336

The present study was undertaken to contribute to the characterization of the degree of variability in baseline damage in white blood cells from control population, and to investigate how this variability is associated with external and internal factors. Altogether 170 healthy volunteers, randomly selected from the general population of the Republic of Croatia, participated in the study. Two sensitive tests: the alkaline comet assay and the chromosome aberration test were applied to study the background levels of DNA damage in their white blood cells. The results point to inter-individual differences, indicating different genome sensitivity. As revealed by both assays, the background levels of DNA damage were mostly influenced by smoking habit as well as medical exposure (especially to diagnostic X-rays). Sex and age of subjects did not significantly influence the values of DNA damage recorded in the white blood cells. Although higher levels of DNA damage were recorded in blood samples collected during winter and autumn, they were mostly influenced by medicinal exposure and smoking habit. Statistical evaluation of the data confirmed that a positive correlation exists between DNA migration and the number of long-tailed nuclei found with the comet assay and the total number of chromosome aberrations. The data obtained can serve as control values in forthcoming biomonitoring studies.

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Monocyte and neutrophil direct counts correlate with C-reactive protein plasma concentration in patients with acute pancreatitis

White blood cells count and its populations in patients with acute coronary syndromes and co-morbidities

Evaluation of DNA damage in white blood cells of healthy human volunteers using the alkaline comet assay and the chromosome aberration test