Lin Ching-Chi, Liaw Shwu-Fang, Chiu Chung-Hsin, Chen Wei-Ji, Lin Mei-Wei, Chang Feng-Ting
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chest Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Jul;228:39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.03.001. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) has been used to examine airway inflammation and oxidative stress. This study aimed to evaluate if there were abnormal Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) protein and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α levels in EBC and to determine if these levels could be improved after nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. Thirty-five patients with moderately severe to severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) who wanted nasal CPAP treatment and 20 healthy controls were prospectively enrolled. The EBC SIRT1 protein levels and EBC TNF-α protein levels were assessed by ELISA. All patients underwent sleep studies that were repeated 3 months after nasal CPAP treatment in patients with OSAS. Results showed that in OSAS before nasal CPAP treatment, the EBC SIRT1 protein levels were lower than that in normal subjects, whereas the EBC TNF-α protein levels were higher. After nasal CPAP treatment, the EBC SIRT1 levels increased and EBC TNF-α levels decreased. In conclusion, successful treatment of OSAS by nasal CPAP can normalize the levels of EBC SIRT1 and EBC TNF-α.
呼出气冷凝液(EBC)已被用于检测气道炎症和氧化应激。本研究旨在评估EBC中沉默调节蛋白1(SIRT1)和肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)-α水平是否异常,并确定经鼻持续气道正压通气(CPAP)治疗后这些水平是否能得到改善。前瞻性纳入了35例希望接受经鼻CPAP治疗的中重度至重度阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征(OSAS)患者和20名健康对照者。通过酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)评估EBC中SIRT1蛋白水平和EBC中TNF-α蛋白水平。所有患者均接受了睡眠研究,OSAS患者在经鼻CPAP治疗3个月后重复进行。结果显示,在经鼻CPAP治疗前的OSAS患者中,EBC中SIRT1蛋白水平低于正常受试者,而EBC中TNF-α蛋白水平较高。经鼻CPAP治疗后,EBC中SIRT1水平升高,EBC中TNF-α水平降低。总之,经鼻CPAP成功治疗OSAS可使EBC中SIRT1和EBC中TNF-α水平恢复正常。