• Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University.Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, ChinaCorresponding Author: XU Jian-ying, E-mail: xujyty@ tom. com;
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Objective  To investigate the role of inflammatory factors like serumleptin, adiponectin,interleukin-6( IL-6) , and C-reactive protein ( CRP) in the systemic inflammatory response of smokinginduced COPD. Methods  Thirty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups, ie. a high-dose smoking group, a low-dose smoking group, and a control group. Serum leptin, adiponectin, IL-6, and CRP levels were measured by ABC-ELISA. Results  The serum leptin and adiponectin levels in both smoking groups decreased significantly compared with the control group( P  lt; 0. 05) , while the difference was not significant between the two smoking groups ( P  gt; 0. 05) . The serum IL-6 and CRP levels in both smoking groups increased significantly compared with the control group( P  lt; 0. 05) , which were higher in the highdose
smoking group than those in the low-dose smoking group( P  lt;0. 05) . Conclusions  Smoking increases the serum levels of IL-6 and CRP, but reduces the serum levels of leptin and adiponectin in rats. These results suggest that leptin, adiponectin, IL-6, and CRP may be involved in the systemic inflammatory response of smoking-induced COPD.

Citation: BAI Xueli,XU Jianying. Effects of Smoking on SerumLeptin,Adiponectin, IL-6, and C-Reactive Protein in Rats. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2010, 9(3): 298-300. doi: Copy