Expression of Siglec-9 in peripheral blood neutrophils was increased and associated with disease severity in patients with AECOPD

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BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis and treatment strategies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) require further exploration. Abnormal neutrophil inflammation and the overexpression of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are closely associated with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). Siglec-9, a specific receptor expressed on neutrophils that inhibits their function, prompted us to investigate its relationship with NETs found in induced sputum and the severity of the disease.

METHODS: We collected clinical data from patients with AECOPD and assessed the expression of Siglec-9 in peripheral blood neutrophils and the presence of NETs in induced sputum. We then observed the correlation between Siglec-9, the inflammatory response, and the severity of AECOPD.

RESULTS: We observed an increase in the expression of Siglec-9 in the peripheral blood neutrophils of patients with AECOPD. Concurrently, these patients exhibited more severe clinical symptoms, higher systemic inflammation levels, and a reduced quality of life compared to those with induced sputum NET expression. Further subgroup analysis of AECOPD patients with high Siglec-9 expression revealed worsened quality of life and more severe inflammation, particularly in indicators such as the BODE index, CRP, peripheral blood neutrophil count, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α expression, and others. Furthermore, we noted a significant increase in NET-specific expression in the sputum of patients with high Siglec-9 expression levels. In comparison to patients with low Siglec-9 expression, those with high expression experienced more systemic inflammatory reactions and a lower quality of life. Correlation analysis of the aforementioned indicators revealed that the expression ratio of Siglec-9 in the peripheral blood of patients correlated with lung function, quality of life, and NETs in the induced sputum of patients with AECOPD.

CONCLUSION: The increased expression of Siglec-9 in peripheral blood neutrophils of AECOPD patients leads to elevated NET expression in induced sputum, exacerbating the systemic inflammatory response and worsening lung function and quality of life in these patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:177

Enthalten in:

Cytokine - 177(2024) vom: 26. Apr., Seite 156558

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ge, Linyang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zi [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Shuanglan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Linfu [VerfasserIn]

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Acute exacerbation
Airway inflammation
Antigens, CD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Journal Article
Neutrophil extracellular trap
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SIGLEC9 protein, human
Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins
Siglec-9

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Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cyto.2024.156558

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NLM369026993