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DISEASE MARKERS
卷 31, 期 2, 页码 91-100出版社
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2011/139493
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Airway inflammation; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; neutrophil elastase; human neutrophil peptides; interleukin-8; likelihood ratio; metalloproteinase-9; sputum; receiver operating characteristic analysis; smoking
The pivotal role of neutrophils and macrophages in smoking-related lung inflammation and COPD development is well-established. We aimed to assess whether sputum concentrations of Human Neutrophil Peptides (HNP), Neutrophil Elastase (NE), Interleukin-8 (IL-8), and Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), major products of neutrophils and macrophages, could be used to trace airway inflammation and progression towards pulmonary functional impairment characteristic of COPD. Forty-two symptomatic smokers and 42 COPD patients underwent pulmonary function tests; sputum samples were collected at enrolment, and 6 months after smoking cessation. HNP, NE, IL-8, MMP-9 levels were increased in individuals with COPD (p < 0.0001). HNP and NE concentrations were higher in patients with severe airways obstruction, as compared to patients with mild-to-moderate COPD (p = 0.002). A negative correlation was observed between FEV1 and HNP, NE and IL-8 levels (p < 0.01), between FEV1/FVC and HNP, NE and IL-8 levels (p < 0.01), and between NE enrolment levels and FEV1 decline after 2 years (p = 0.04). ROC analysis, to discriminate symptomatic smokers and COPD patients, showed the following AUCs: for HNP 0.92; for NE 0.81; for IL-8 0.89; for MMP-9 0.81; for HNP, IL-8 and MMP-9 considered together 0.981. The data suggest that the measurement of sputum markers may have an important role in clinical practice for monitoring COPD.
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