Severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with 'exacerbator with emphysema phenotype' is associated with potential biomarkers

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OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to investigate the biomarkers levels of fractalkine (FKN), neutrophil elastase (NE) and matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with 'exacerbator with emphysema phenotype' and to evaluate the associations between the biomarkers levels and the severity of disease by spirometric measurements.

METHODS: A total of 84 COPD patients and 49 healthy controls were enrolled in our study. ELISA were utilised to detect the FKN, MMP-12 and NE in serum from all subjects.

RESULTS: FKN (p<0.001), NE (p=0.039) and MMP-12 (p<0.001) in serum of COPD patients showed higher levels than that of healthy control subjects. Serum FKN (p<0.001), MMP-12 (p<0.001) and NE (p=0.043) levels were significantly higher in severe and very severe COPD patients than that in mild and moderate COPD patients. Circulating FKN, MMP-12 and NE expression levels were significantly elevated (p<0.001) in COPD smokers compared with COPD non-smokers. The smoke pack years were negatively correlated with FEV1%pred (r=-0.5036), FEV1/FVC ratio (r=-0.2847) (FEV, forced expiratory volume; FVC, forced vital capacity). Similarly, we observed a strong positive correlation between the smoke pack years and serum levels of FKN (r=0.4971), MMP-12 (r=0.4315) and NE (r=0.2754). FEV1%pred was strongly negatively correlated with cytokine levels of FKN (r=-0.4367), MMP-12 (r=-0.3295) and NE (r=-0.2684). Likewise, FEV1/FVC ratio was negatively correlated with mediators of inflammation levels of FKN (r=-0.3867), MMP-12 (r=-0.2941) and NE (r=-0.2153).

CONCLUSION: Serum FKN, MMP-12 and NE concentrations in COPD patients are directly associated with the severity of COPD with 'exacerbator with emphysema phenotype'. This finding suggests that FKN, MMP-12 and NE might play an important role in the pathophysiology of COPD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

Enthalten in:

Postgraduate medical journal - 96(2020), 1131 vom: 30. Jan., Seite 28-32

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hao, Wendong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Manxiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yunqing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Cailian [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Chemokine CX3CL1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
EC 3.4.21.37
EC 3.4.24.65
Exacerbator with emphysema phenotype
FKN
Journal Article
Leukocyte Elastase
Matrix Metalloproteinase 12
Matrix metalloproteinase-12
Neutrophil elastase

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Date Completed 03.06.2020

Date Revised 03.06.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136599

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299868567