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- Title
Inflammatory Responses, Spirometry, and Quality of Life in Subjects With Bronchiectasis Exacerbations.
- Authors
Wei-jie Guan; Yong-hua Gao; Gang Xu; Zhi-ya Lin; Yan Tang; Hui-min Li; Zhi-min Lin; Mei Jiang; Jin-ping Zheng; Rong-chang Chen; Nan-shan Zhong
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bronchiectasis exacerbations are critical events characterized by worsened symptoms and signs (ie, cough frequency, sputum volume, malaise). Objectives: Our goal was to examine variations in airway and systemic inflammation, spirometry, and quality of life during steady state, bronchiectasis exacerbations, and convalescence (1 week following a 2-week antibiotic treatment) to determine whether potentially pathogenic microorganisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, were associated with poorer conditions during bronchiectasis exacerbations. METHODS: Peripheral blood and sputum were sampled to detect inflammatory mediators and bacterial densities. Spirometry and quality of life (St George Respiratory Questionnaire [SGRQ]) were assessed during the 3 stages. RESULTS: Forty-eight subjects with bronchiectasis (43.2 ± 14.2 y of age) were analyzed. No notable differences in species and density of potentially pathogenic microorganisms were found during bronchiectasis exacerbations. Except for CXCL8 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), serum inflammation was heightened during bronchiectasis exacerbations and recovered during convalescence. Even though sputum TNF-a was markedly higher during bronchiectasis exacerbations and remained heightened during convalescence, the variations in miscellaneous sputum markers were unremarkable. Bronchiectasis exacerbations were associated with notably higher SGRQ symptom and total scores, which recovered during convalescence. FVC, FEV!, and maximum mid-expiratory flow worsened during bronchiectasis exacerbations (median change from baseline of -2.2%, -0.8%, and -1.3%) and recovered during convalescence (median change from baseline of 0.6%, 0.7%, and -0.7%). Compared with no bacterial isolation, potentially pathogenic microorganism or P. aeruginosa isolation at baseline did not result in poorer clinical condition during bronchiectasis exacerbations. CONCLUSIONS: Bronchiectasis exacerbations are characterized by heightened inflammatory responses and poorer quality of life and spirometry, but not by increased bacterial density, which applies for subjects with and without potentially pathogenic microorganism isolation when clinically stable. (CIinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01761214.)
- Subjects
BLOOD testing; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIAL diseases; BIOMARKERS; BRONCHIECTASIS; C-reactive protein; CHI-squared test; CONVALESCENCE; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; RESPIRATORY measurements; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM; T-test (Statistics); VITAL capacity (Respiration); DISEASE exacerbation; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; ONE-way analysis of variance
- Publication
Respiratory Care, 2015, Vol 60, Issue 8, p1180
- ISSN
0020-1324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4187/respcare.04004