Clinical singificance of serum interleukin changes in the treatment of asthma by glucocorticoids
- VernacularTitle:哮喘患者经糖皮质激素治疗前后血清介素水平变化及意义
- Author:
Xianzhi YE
;
Hongzhen XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
asthma;
glucocorticoid;
interleukin-18;
interleukin-33
- From:
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics
2014;37(4):118-120
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the role of interleukin-18 (IL-18 )and interleukin-33 (IL-33 )in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma.Methods 40 cases with acute attack of bronchial asthma admitted in Wuhan Third Hospital from March 2011 to January 2012 were chosen as the hormone group,and 30 cases healthy people in the same period who underwent routine physical exa mination were chosen as control group.The serum levels of IL-18 and IL-33,the rate of forced expiratory volume in one second(FEV1 )and forced vitalcapacity(FVC,FEV1%),the number of eosinophil cells(EOS)and immunoglobulin E(IgE)were detected in control group and hormone group before and after treatment.Compare the serum levels of IL-18 and IL-33 in hormone group before and after treatment,and the relevance between IL-18,IL-33 and IgE,EOS and FEV1%. Results Compared with control group,the serum levels of IL-18 and IL-33 in hormone group pre-treatment were significantly increased(P<0.05),FEV1%,EOS and IgE had significant difference(P<0.05).Compared with hormone group pre-treatment the serum levels of IL-18 and IL-33 in hormone group post-treatment were significantly decreased(P<0.05),FEV1%,EOS and IgE improved significantly (P<0.05).Compared with control group,the serum levels of IL-18, IL-33,FEV1% and IgE in hormone group post-treatment had no significant difference.The pearson correlative analysis showed that there were positive correlations between the levels of IL-18,IL-33,IgE and EOS,respectively(P<0.05),and there were negative correlations between IL-18,IL-33 levels and FEV1%,respectively(P<0.05).Conclusion IL-18 and IL-33 participate in the acute asthma,and may play stimulation role in the inflammatory process of asthma.
