Abstract
Expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-21 (IL-21) and anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) in premature ovarian failure (POF) patients were observed to explore the correlation of each indicator and its significance in POF. One hundred and forty-two patients diagnosed with POF in Binzhou City Center Hospital from June 2014 to December 2015 were selected as the observation group. At the same time, another 140 healthy women were selected as the control group. The serum levels of IL-6, IL-2l, AMH, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), testosterone (T) and basal antral follicle count (AFC), and mean ovarian volume (MOV) were determined and compared; correlation analysis of IL-6, IL-2l and AMH with other indicators was performed. Compared to the control group, the serum levels of IL-6, IL-21, FSH and LH in the observation group were significantly higher (P<0.05), while E2, T, AMH levels in the serum, AFC and MOV were significantly lower (P<0.05). Spearman's correlation analysis showed that IL-6, IL-21 was positively correlated with FSH and LH (P<0.05), but negatively correlated with E2, T and MOV (P<0.05). AMH was negatively correlated with FSH and LH, but positively correlated with E2, T and MOV. Our results showed that the expression of IL-6, IL-21 and AMH were related to the occurrence and development of POF, IL-6, IL-21 and AMH can be used as the primary screening indexes for POF patients.