Xia Yao-Fang, Liu Cui-Qing, Shi Hui-Ju, Ma Li
Department of Neonatology, Hebei Province Children's Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2009 Aug;11(8):645-8.
To study the concentrations of IL-4 and IL-13 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and concurrent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
Sixty-eight neonates with RDS undergoing mechanical ventilation for over 48 hrs were enrolled. IL-4 and IL-13 levels in BALF were measured using ELISA 1, 72 and 96 hrs after mechanical ventilation. The results were compared between the neonates with concurrent VAP (n=37) and without (n=31).
The levels of BALF IL-4 96 hrs after ventilation in the VAP group (35.34+/-1.78 ng/mL) were significantly higher than those in the non-VAP group (13.69+/-2.47 ng/mL, P<0.05). The levels of BALF IL-13 96 hrs after ventilation in the VAP group (33.74+/-2.74 ng/mL) also increased significantly compared with those in the non-VAP group (13.50+/-3.81 ng/mL) (P<0.05). There were significant differences in BALF IL-4 and IL-13 levels between 1 hr and 96 hrs in the VAP group (P<0.05).
BALF IL-4 and IL-13 levels increase in neonates with RDS and concurrent VAP. IL-4 and IL-13 may involve in the regulation of the inflammatory immune response.
研究呼吸窘迫综合征(RDS)合并呼吸机相关性肺炎(VAP)新生儿支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中白细胞介素-4(IL-4)和白细胞介素-13(IL-13)的浓度。
纳入68例机械通气超过48小时的RDS新生儿。在机械通气后1、72和96小时,采用酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)检测BALF中IL-4和IL-13水平。比较合并VAP的新生儿(n=37)和未合并VAP的新生儿(n=31)的检测结果。
VAP组通气96小时后BALF中IL-4水平(35.34±1.78 ng/mL)显著高于非VAP组(13.69±2.47 ng/mL,P<0.05)。VAP组通气96小时后BALF中IL-13水平(33.74±2.74 ng/mL)也较非VAP组(13.50±3.81 ng/mL)显著升高(P<0.05)。VAP组BALF中IL-4和IL-13水平在1小时和96小时之间存在显著差异(P<0.05)。
RDS合并VAP的新生儿BALF中IL-4和IL-13水平升高。IL-4和IL-13可能参与炎症免疫反应的调节。