• Department of Respiratory Medicine, The 416 Hospital of Nuclear Industry, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610051, China;
NieXiaohong, Email: xhnie1226@sina.com
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Objective To explore the levels of serum leptin,TNF-α,IL-8 and hypersensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in stable COPD patients with different body mass index (BMI). Methods 30 healthy controls with BMI 18.5 to 23.9 kg/m2 and 105 patients with stable COPD were recruited in the study. The serum levels of leptin,TNF-α,and IL-8 were determined by radioimmunoassay and hs-CRP level was determined by versatile biochemical automatic analyzer. The COPD patients were divided into a low BMI group (BMI<18.5 kg/m2,n=32),a normal BMI group (BMI 18.5-23.9 kg/m2,n=48),and a high BMI group (BMI≥23.9 kg/m2,n=25). Results Serum leptin level in the COPD patients was significantly reduced compared with the control subjects (P<0.05). Serum leptin levels were reduced in the low BMI and the high BMI groups compare with the normal BMI group [(7.89±3.16)ng/L and (10.52±5.98)ng/L vs. (13.04±5.73) ng/L,P<0.01 or P<0.05]. Leptin level in the low BMI group was lower than that in the high BMI group (P<0.05). Serum TNF-α levels were significantly increased in the low BMI group compared with the normal BMI and high BMI groups [(229.39±89.57)μg/L vs. (180.06±74.24) μg/L and (189.46±82.41) μg/L,P<0.01]. Serum TNF-α level in the COPD patients was significantly increased compared with the control subjects [(192.37±83.65) μg/L vs. (178.59±60.38) μg/L,P<0.05]. The IL-8 levels were not significant different among three BMI groups with COPD. The hs-CRP level in the high BMI group was higher than that in the low BMI and normal BMI groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Leptin and TNF-α may be involved in weight-loss of COPD malnutritional patients.

Citation: NieXiaohong, XiongShuguang, WangHui, LiXuemei. Spectrum of Inflammatory Factors in Stable COPD Patients with Three Different Types of Body Mass Index. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2014, 13(1): 14-17. doi: 10.7507/1671-6205.2014004 Copy

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