Objective To explore the characteristics of vibration response imaging ( VRI) among heavy smokers whose pulmonary function is normal. Methods 67 heavy smokers with normal pulmonary function, 60 healthy non-smokers, and 60 patients with COPD were recruited. History taking, physical examination, lung function test, chest X-ray, and VRI examination were performed. The difference of VRI dynamic imaging between the three groups was analyzed. Results VRI vibration energy curve which appeared low, flat, sunken-in, and single peak accounted for 43.3% , 16.4% , 16.4% , and 14.9% respectively in the heavy smokers, accounted for 6.7% , 3.3% ,0% , and 0% respectively in the healthy nonsmokers, accounted for 60% , 33.3% , 18.3% , and 16.7% respectively in the COPD patients. The results between the heavy smokers and the healthy non-smokers were significantly different. Compared with the heavy smokers, the COPD patients exhibited more low and flat in expiration period. The energy peak value ratio of inspiration and expiration phase in the heavy smokers, the healthy non-smokers, and the COPD patients were 0.56,0.74, and 0.54 respectively. There was no significant difference between the heavy smokers and the COPD patients in peak value ratio of inspiration and expiration phase. Conclusion The vibration energy curve of the VRI in heavy smokers with normal pulmonary function is significantly different fromhealthy nonsmokers, but there is no significant difference between heavy smokers and COPD patients.
Objective To study the predictive value of inspiratory capacity (IC) and total lung capacity (TLC) on acute exacerbation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods The in-patients due to acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) from February 2017 to March 2019 were recruited in the study. Research data were collected during the recovery period and one year follow-up , and the patients were divided into two groups according to whether there was another acute exacerbation. Results A total of 372 patients were included in the study. In the patients with acute exacerbation, the age and TLC as a percentage of the expected value (TLC%pred) were higher, while IC as a percentage of the expected value (IC%pred) and the ratio of IC and TLC (IC/TLC) were lower. Univariate analysis revealed that IC/TLC≤25% was a significant predictor of acute exacerbation (P<0.001) after the AECOPD patients were discharged. Multivariable analysis revealed age (OR=1.25, 95%CI 1.17 to 1.44, P<0.001) and IC/TLC≤25% (OR=1.68, 95%CI 1.36 to 2.07, P<0.001) were independent risk factors of AECOPD.Conclusions Decreased IC/TLC significantly correlates with poor prognosis of COPD. IC/TLC≤25% is an independent risk factor for acute exacerbation.
Objective To observe the value of serum soluble receptor of advanced glycation endproducts (sRAGE) combined with lung function and high resolution lung CT (HRCT) in predicting the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) developing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods From January 2019 to June 2021, 140 patients with COPD combined with NSCLC, 137 patients with COPD, and 133 patients with NSCLC were enrolled in the study from the People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. General data, clinical symptoms, pulmonary function indexes and HRCT emphysema indexes (EI) were collected. Serum sRAGE levels of these patients were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Clinical characteristics of patients with COPD complicated with NSCLC were analyzed. Serum sRAGE, lung function and lung HRCT were combined to evaluate the correlation between the degree of emphysema and the occurrence of NSCLC in COPD, and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed for diagnostic efficiency. Results Compared with NSCLC group, COPD combined with NSCLC group had higher proportion of male patients, higher proportion of elderly patients, higher smoking index, and higher proportion of squamous cell carcinoma (P<0.05). FEV1 and FEV1%pred in COPD combined with NSCLC group were significantly lower than those in COPD group and NSCLC group. The Goddard score and EI values of emphysema were significantly increased (P<0.05). Serum sRAGE was significantly lower than that of COPD group and NSCLC group (P<0.05). Serum sRAGE level was positively correlated with FEV1%pred (r=0.366, P<0.001) and FEV1/FVC (r=0.419, P<0.001), and negatively correlated with Goddard score (r=–0.710, P=0.001) and EI value (r=–0.515, P<0.001). Binary multi-factor logistic regression analysis showed that age, smoking index, EI, Goddard score, RV/TLC were positively correlated with the risk of COPD developing NSCLC, while FEV1%pred, FVC, FEV1/FVC and serum sRAGE were negatively correlated with the risk of COPD developing NSCLC. ROC curve results showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of single diagnosis of sRAGE was 0.990, and the optimal cut-off value of 391.98 pg/mL with sensitivity of 93.3% and specificity of 89.7%. The AUC of sRAGE combined with age, smoking index, EI, Goddard score, FEV1%pred, FVC, FEV1/FVC, RV/TLC was 1.000 with sensitivity of 96.7%, specificity of 96.6%, and Yoden index of 0.933. Conclusion The combination of serum sRAGE, lung function and HRCT emphysema score can improve prediction of NSCLC occurrence in COPD.
Objective To explore the profile and diagnosis value of airway resistances before and after bronchial dilation test ( BDT) in patients with COPD and asthma. Methods Airway resistances before and after BDT were measured in COPD patients and asthma patients with different severity by impulse oscillometry ( IOS) , and the characteristic changes of the two different diseases were analyzed compared with healthy subjects. Results Airway resistance indexes except X5 were higher in the COPD and the asthma patients than those in the healthy subjects before BDT ( P lt; 0. 05) . There were significant differences in airway resistance indexes except X5 and Rc between the mild asthma patients and the moderate to severe asthma patients. Significant difference in Z5, Fres, and Rp were observed in the mild COPD patientscompared with the moderate to severe COPD patients. There were statistical differences in airway resistance indexes except X5 between the two groups before and after BDT both in the COPD and the asthma patients ( P lt;0. 05) . The rates of change in Z5, Fres, R5, and Rp were higher than those of FEV1% pred, especially higher in the asthma patients than in the COPD patients ( P lt; 0. 05) . Significant negative correlations between FEV1% pred and Z5, Fres, R5, Rp were revealed in the COPD and the asthma patients ( P lt;0. 01) .The correlation between Fres and FEV1% pred was most significant in the COPD and the asthma patients ( r = - 0. 561, - 0. 761) . Conclusion Airway resistances measured by IOS is sensitive indicators in detecting the airflow obstruction in COPD and asthma, and is useful in early and differential diagnosis of COPD and asthma.
目的:评价经口鼻面罩双水平气道正压通气(BiPAP)治疗慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重期(AECOPD)并发Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭的临床疗效。〖HTH〗方法〖HTSS〗:对照组30例AECOPD并Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭患者给予吸氧、抗感染、化痰平喘等常规治疗,观察组38例AECOPD并Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭患者,在常规治疗的基础上同时进行BiPAP通气治疗。观察两组治疗前及治疗后4 h、24 h及72 h动脉血气变化,比较治疗前后呼吸频率、心率和白细胞计数以及血浆内皮素-1含量的变化,观察两组住院时间、气管插管率及病死率的变化。结果:观察组治疗后4 h、24 h及72 h动脉血气pH、PaO2、SaO2、PaO2/FiO2均明显高于对照组(Plt;0.05),PaCO2明显下降(Plt;0.05)。呼吸频率、心率和白细胞计数较对照组均下降(Plt;0.05)。观察组血浆内皮素-1含量恢复至正常水平快于对照组,观察组和对照组患者住院时间、气管插管率及病死率均有显著性差异(Plt;0.05)。〖HTH〗结论〖HTSS〗:BiPAP治疗慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重期并发Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭患者疗效确切,能减少住院时间、降低插管率和病死率。
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 highdosesmoking 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.
慢性阻塞性肺疾病( COPD) 在全球的患病率和死亡率均高居不下, 并有不断增长的趋势, 由此带来了沉重的经济和社会负担。2011 年《COPD 诊断、管理和预防的全球策略》( 以下简称“GOLD 策略”) 更新内容中, 将COPD 定义为一种可防可治的常见疾病, 以持续性气流受限为特征[ 1] 。气流受限呈进行性发展, 伴有气道和肺对有害颗粒或气体所致慢性炎症反应的增加。急性加重和合并症影响患者整体疾病的严重程度。此外, 2011 版GOLD 策略还更新了疾病评价标准, 不再简单地根据气流受限分级治疗, 而是提出整合了患者临床症状、气流受限程度以及急性加重风险等三方面综合评估的概念[ 1 ] 。同时指出, 对于高风险患者, 无论临床症状多少, 吸入糖皮质激素 ( ICS) 与长效β2 受体激动剂( LABA) 联合治疗是 GOLD 策略推荐的首选治疗方案之一。支持这一建议的一个重要或里程碑式的循证医学证据就是“迈向COPD 患者健康的变革 ( TORCH) ”的研究[ 2 ] 。该研究从研究设计、研究主要结果、研究结果的亚组分析及影响因素等多方面进行了详细的分析, 并相继在众多国际著名医学杂志发表了16 篇文章[ 2-1 7] , 成绩斐然, 对COPD 防治策略的制订产生了非常积极的影响。认真分析和借鉴TORCH 研究及其后续分析带给我们的启示, 对提升今后疾病的临床研究质量、发掘研究成果、促进 COPD 的防治等方面将有积极的意义。
Objective To investigate the serum level of surfactant protein D ( SP-D) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD) and its clinical significance. Methods Serumlevels of SP-D in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD ( n = 29) , stable COPD ( n = 26) , and control subjects ( n = 19 ) were measured by ELISA. Multiple regression modeling was performed to determine the independent relationship between SP-D and lung function variables. Results The serum SP-D levels were significantly increased in the patients who experienced an acute exacerbation [ ( 70. 6 ±20. 7) ng/mL] compared with the patients with stable COPD and the control subjects [ ( 47. 9 ±13. 3) ng/mL and ( 31. 2 ±11. 4) ng/mL] ( both P lt; 0. 01) . The serum SP-D levels in the patients with stable COPD increased significantly than the control subjects ( P lt; 0. 01) . Smoking index and staging of COPD were positively related to SP-D level. Serum SP-D levels were also found to be inversely related to FEV1% pred in stable COPD. Conclusion Serum SP-D may be a potential diagnostic and staging biomarker for COPD.