Clinical study on plasma orexin-A levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- VernacularTitle:慢性阻塞性肺疾病血浆食欲素A水平的临床研究
- Author:
Xuemei LIAO
;
Qin YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Orexin-A
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
2000;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the change of plasma orexin-A levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).Methods Lung function test and blood gas analysis were performed in 15 obese COPD patients,20 COPD patients without obesity,20 obese controls and 20 normal healthy adults(control group).In both obese COPD group and obese group,the body mass index(BMI)was higher than 25 and there was no significant difference in BMI.The plasma was deproteinized by chromatography,and the plasma orexin-A levels were determined by radioimmunoassay.Results The plasma orexin-A levels in the obese COPD group[(8.82?1.90)ng/L]and the non-obese COPD group[(8.69?1.84)ng/L]were significantly higher than those in the obese group[(7.18?1.45)ng/L(P 0.05).Plasma orexin-A levels in patients with COPD correlated negatively with partial pressure of oxygen(PaO_2)(r = -0.527 ,P