Objective To explore the effect of lower airway inflammation on the pathogenesis of upper airway cough syndrome( UACS) . Methods Ten cases of UACS and 10 cases of chronic rhinitis or sinusitis without cough were enrolled as group A and group B, respectively. And 10 healthy volunteers were included as controls( group C) . The cough threshold C2 and C5 to inhaled capsaicin, defined as the lowest concentration of capsaicin required to induce ≥2 and ≥5 coughs, was measured. The total and differential cell counts was determined in induced sputum, and the levels of histamine and prostaglandin E2 were analyzed in supernatant of sputum. Results Cough threshold was significantly lower in group A than group B [ C2: ( 0.65 ±0. 08) μmol / L vs ( 3.90 ±1. 37) μmol / L; C5: ( 1.59 ±0. 28) μmol / L vs ( 33.46 ±23. 71) μmol / L, P lt;0. 05] and comparable between group B and group C( P gt; 0. 05) . Group A, similar to group B( P gt; 0. 05 ) , contained more inflammatory cells, with decreased percentage of macrophages and increased percentage of neutrophils in induced sputum than group C( P lt; 0. 05) . Furthermore, the levels of histamine[ ( 9. 55 ±1. 89) ng/mL vs ( 2. 37 ±0. 25) ng/mL, P lt; 0. 05] and prostaglandin E2 [ ( 361. 71 ±39. 38) pg/mL vs ( 144. 34 ±15. 69) pg/mL, P lt; 0. 05] were higher in supernatant of induced sputum from group A than group B, while the latter was not different from group C( P gt; 0. 05) . Conclusion Increased cough sensitivity caused by airway inflammation may be important for the pathogenesis of UACS, and the activation of mast cells in mucosa of lower airway might be an important factor.
Objective To observe the changes of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell-1 ( sTREM-1) and inflammatory mediators levels in plasma of severe pneumonia patients, and explore the significance of systemic inflammatory response state.Methods Plasma levels of sTREM-1, tumor necrosis factor-α ( TNF-α) and interleukin-10 ( IL-10) were examined in 40 patients with severe pneumonia, 25 patients with uncomplicated pneumonia, and 15 healthy volunteers. Plasma levels of TNF-α,IL-10 and sTREM-1 in survival and non-survival severe pneumoniawere observed on days 1,4, 7 and the day of discharge or death.Results Plasma levels of TNF-α, IL-10, and sTREM-1 [ ( 44. 25 ±10. 81) pg/mL,( 58. 21 ±16. 41) pg/mL, ( 51. 75 ±18. 51) pg/mL, respectively] in the patients with severe pneumonia were higher than those with uncomplicated pneumonia [ ( 24.6 ±6. 45) pg/mL, ( 24. 56 ±7. 1) pg/mL,( 25. 55 ±7. 72) pg/mL, respectively] and the normal controls [ ( 13. 82 ±4. 04) pg/mL, ( 15. 30 ±4. 45)pg/mL, ( 14. 37 ±4. 82) pg/mL, respectively] ( P lt;0. 001) . Plasma levels of TNF-α, IL-10, and sTREM-1 were gradually decreased in the survivors, while maintained at high levels or increased in the non-survivors.The levels of these mediators were all significantly higher in the non-survivors than the survivors at all time points. The ratio of TNF-α/ IL-10 level was higher in the severe pneumonia patients than the uncomplicated pneumonia patients and the control subjects ( 1. 286 ±0. 177 vs. 1. 077 ±0. 410 and 0. 932 ±0. 154) on day 1.The ratio of TNF-α/IL-10 level was higher in the non-survivors than the survivors at all time points. There was negative correlation between plasma levels of sTREM-1 and TNF-αon day 1 ( r = - 0. 479, P =0. 002) ,and positive correlation between plasma levels of sTREM-1 and IL-10 on day 1 ( r = 0. 326, P = 0. 040) .Conclusions There are excessive release of inflammatory mediators and unbalanced systemic inflammatory response in patients with severe pneumonia, especially in non-survivors. sTREM-1, TNF-α and IL-10 are involved in the inflammatory response, and their levels may reflect the prognosis.
Objective To investigate the dynamic expression and clinical significance of myoglobin, creatine kinase and inflammatory mediators in the serum of patients with multiple trauma. Methods From May 2013 to March 2015, 56 patients with multiple trauma admitted in EICU were recruited in the study. According to the injury severity, 56 patients were divided into a mild trauma group, a medium trauma group and a severe trauma group. The subjects were further divided into a MODS group and a non-MODS group based on multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) criteria. Twenty healthy adults undergoing physical examination were recruited as control. Serum myoglobin, creatine kinase, IL-6 and TNF-α levels were measured in the multiple trauma patients (1st day, 3rd day, 7th day and 14th day) and the controls. Results Compared with the controls, the serum levels of myoglobin, creatine kinase, IL-6 and TNF-α in the patients with multiple trauma increased significantly from 1st to 14th day after injury (allP＜0.05). Serum myoglobin, creatine kinase, IL-6 and TNF-α levels on 3rd day after injury reached the peak, then decreased gradually in the mild, medium, and severe trauma groups, among which the changes of serum myoglobin, creatine kinase, IL-6 and TNF-α levels were significant on 3rd day compared with other timepoints (allP＜0.05). On 1st day after injury, serum levels ofmyoglobin, creatine kinase, IL-6 and TNF-α also differed significantly between the MODS group and non-MODS group (allP＜0.05). The AUCs of myoglobin, IL-6 and TNF-α for predicting MODS were 0.527-0.817, 0.641-0.890, and 0.197-0.544, respectively. Conclusions The dynamic changes of serum myoglobin, creatine kinase, IL-6 and TNF-α in patients with multiple trauma are correlated well with the injury severity and prognosis. Serum myoglobin, IL-6 and TNF-α levels may be good markers to predict secondary MODS in multiple trauma patients.
Objective To study the clinical protective effect of hemoperfusion combined with hemofiltration on inflammatory reaction of hyperlipidemia severe acute pancreatitis (HLSAP). Methods Thirty-seven patients with HLSAP treated between January 2012 and December 2014 were selected and divided into three groups based on different treatments. Thirteen patients were allocated into hemoperfusion combined with continuous veno-venous hemofiltration group (HP+CVVH group) and treated with hemoperfusion combined with hemofiltration; 11 patients were allocated into continuous veno-venous hemofiltration group (CVVH group) and treated with hemofiltration; and all the other patients were allocated into control group and treated with conventional treatment. The levels of blood triglyceride, C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE)Ⅱ score of the patients after treatment were observed. The hospital stay, organ dysfunction rate and mortality of the patients were measured. Results Compared with the control group, the levels of blood triglyceride, C-reactive protein, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8 and APACHE Ⅱ score of the patients in the HP+CVVH group and CVVH group were both significantly reduced 72 hours after therapy (P<0.05). However, the levels of blood triglyceride, C-reactive protein, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8 and APACHE Ⅱ score of the patients in the HP+CVVH group were significantly lower than those in the CVVH group at the same time point (P<0.05). The hospital stay of the patients in the HP+CVVH group and CVVH group was significantly shorter than that in the control group (P<0.05). Compared with the CVVH group, the hospital stay of patients in the HP+CVVH group was significantly shorter (P<0.05). There was no statistical difference in organ dysfunction rate and mortality among the three groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Hemoperfusion combined with hemofiltration is an effective method for HLSAP by cleaning the inflammatory mediators availably and inhibiting the excessive inflammatory reaction.