Abstract:Objective To explore the expression and clinical significance of molecules related to mitochondrial biogenesis in the peripheral blood of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods A total of 103 AMI patients admitted to our hospital from May 2019 to June 2021 were selected and set as the AMI group, and 69 healthy individuals undergoing physical examinations in the hospital during the same period were included as the control group. The general data of the patients were collected, and the relative mRNA expressions of molecules related to mitochondrial biogenesis, including nitric oxide (NO)-peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC1α), arginase 2 (Arg2) and nitric oxide synthase 1 (NOS1), in the peripheral blood were detected. The relative mRNA expressions of these molecules were also compared among AMI patients with different conditions, and the factors affecting the occurrence of AMI were analyzed. In addition, the values of the relative mRNA expressions of NO-PGC1α, Arg2 and NOS1 in predicting the occurrence of AMI were determined.Results The relative mRNA expressions of NO-PGC1α, NOS1 and Arg2 in the peripheral blood of the severe stenosis group were higher than those of the moderate stenosis group and mild stenosis group (P < 0.05), while those of the moderate stenosis group were even higher than those of the mild stenosis group (P < 0.05). Logistic multivariable regression analysis showed that the relative mRNA expressions of NO-PGC1α [O^R = 3.873 (95% CI: 1.594, 9.412) ], NOS1 [O^R = 4.267 (95% CI: 1.756, 10.371) ], and Arg2 [O^R = 4.518 (95% CI: 1.859, 10.979) ] were independent factors affecting the occurrence of AMI (P < 0.05). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that the sensitivities of the relative mRNA expressions of NO-PGC1α, NOS1 and Arg2 in the peripheral blood alone and their combination in predicting the occurrence of AMI were 70.87%, 71.84%, 75.73%, and 70.87%, with the specificities being 73.91%, 72.46%, 71.01%, and 91.30%, and the areas under the ROC curves being 0.764, 0.742, 0.759, and 0.908.Conclusions The relative mRNA expressions of molecules related to mitochondrial biogenesis including NO-PGC1α, Arg2 and NOS1 in peripheral blood are associated with the occurrence of AMI. The combination of the three well predicts the occurrence of AMI, and the relative mRNA expressions of the these molecules may be also related to the condition of AMI patients.