目的 探讨诱导痰、痰、血清中的白介素(IL)-4、-6、-8在慢性支气管炎急性期的浓度阈值，确定其诊断意义，了解三种白介素在三种标本中的不同浓度对诊断慢性支气管炎急性期的意义。 方法 2001年1月-8月对77例慢性反复咳嗽患者按全国慢性支气管炎诊断标准确诊慢性支气管炎急性期48例，非慢性支气管炎29例，进行IL-4、-6、-8的诱导痰、痰、血清检测。采用受试者工作特征曲线(ROC曲线)鉴定三种白介素对三种标本的诊断价值。 结果 ①三种标本的三种白介素的诊断比值比(DOR)均＞3，95%可信区间的下限均＞1。②ROC曲线下面积显示：诱导痰及痰中IL-4、-8之间无差别(P＞0.05)，IL-4和IL-8分别与IL-6之间有统计学意义(P＜0.05)；血清中IL-4、-6、-8检测结果无差异(P＞0.05)。IL-4、-8的诱导痰及痰与血清有统计学意义(P＜0.05)，IL-6的诱导痰、痰、血清之间无差异(P＞0.05)。 结论 诱导痰及痰中的IL-4、-8诊断价值较好，可用于慢性支气管炎急性期的诊断。
ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory failure in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and recent prognosis. MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 73 patients with COPD and respiratory failure treated from February 2009 to May 2011. The patients were assigned to the observing group (n=33) and control group (n=40). General characteristics, improvement rates, mortality rates, lengths of hospital stay, endotracheal tube rates and arrhythmia rates were compared between the two groups. ResultsAge, sex, and medical history of the patients were similar in both groups (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the improvement rate was lower (P<0.001), the mortality rate (P<0.001), length of hospital stay (P<0.001), endotracheal tube rate (P<0.05) and arrhythmia rate (P<0.05) were all higher in the observing group after treatment. ConclusionUpper gastrointestinal bleeding is a high risk factor for short-term prognosis patients with COPD and respiratory failure.
ObjectiveTo investigate the establishment of rat models with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). MethodsEighty Sprague-Dawley (SD) male rats were randomly divided into four groups:COPD group (n=20), DM group (n=20), COPD combined with DM group (n=20) and normal group (n=20). COPD rats were established by cigarette smoke. Type 2 diabetes rats were modeled by streptozotocin injection. COPD combined with DM rats were modeled by cigarette smoking and streptozotocin injection at the same time. Pathological examination and blood glucose were tested after three months. ResultsBronchial epithelium was seriously shedding in COPD+DM group, with alveolar structure damaged and some alveolar fused into bullae. The blood glucose level in COPD+DM group was (27.1±1.1) mmol/L, which was statistically different from other groups (P<0.05). ConclusionRat model of COPD combined with type 2 DM could be established by cigarette smoking and streptozotocin injection, which can provide an animal model for further medical research.
Objective To explore the relationship between thrombocytosis and all-cause in-hospital mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods In a multicenter retrospective study on clinical characteristics, COPD patients with proven acute PE between October 2005 and February 2017 were enrolled. The patients in risk classes III-V on the basis of the PESI score were excluded. The patients with COPD and low-risk PE were divided into two groups of those with thrombocytosis and without thrombocytosis after extracting platelet count on admission. The clinical characteristics and prognosis of the two groups were compared. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to reveal an association between thrombocytosis and all-cause in-hospital mortality after confounding variables were adjusted. Results A total of 874 consecutive patients with COPD and PE at low risk were enrolled in which 191 (21.9%) with thrombocytosis. Compared with those without thrombocytosis, the thrombocytopenic group had significantly lower body mass index [(20.9±3.3) kg/m2 vs. (25.1±3.8) kg/m2, P=0.01], lower levels of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) [(0.9±0.4) L vs. (1.3±0.3) L, P=0.001] and lower partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood (PaO2) [(7.8±1.2) kPa vs. (9.7±2.3) kPa, P=0.003]. The COPD patients with thrombocytosis had a higher proportion of cardiovascular complications as well as higher level of systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (sPAP) [(46.5±20.6) mm Hg vs. (34.1±12.6) mm Hg, P=0.001]. Multivariate logistic regression analysis after adjustment for confounders revealed that thrombocytosis was associated with all-cause mortality in hospitalized patients with COPD and low-risk PE (adjusted OR=1.53, 95%CI 1.03–2.29), and oral antiplatelet treatment was a protective factor (adjusted OR=0.71, 95%CI 0.31–0.84). Conclusions Thrombocytosis is an independent risk factor for all-cause in-hospital mortality in COPD patients with PE at low risk. Antiplatelet therapy may play a protective role in the high-risk cohort.