Association of type II secretory phospholipase A and surfactant protein D with the pulmonary oxygenation potential in patients with septic shock during polymyxin-B immobilized fiber-direct hemoperfusion.

This study was undertaken to analyze the association of type II secretory phospholipase A (sPLA -II) and surfactant protein D (SP-D) with the pulmonary oxygenation potential in patients with septic shock during polymyxin-B immobilized fiber-direct hemoperfusion (PMX-DHP). The study was conducted in 25 patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). PMX-DHP lowered the blood endotoxin level in all patients. Following PMX-DHP, there were decreases from day 0 → day 1 → day 2 in both the mean plasma sPLA -II level (340 → 260 → 189 ng/mL) and plasma SP-D level (483 → 363 → 252 ng/mL). The PaO2/FiO2 ratio (P/F ratio) rose (210 → 237 → 262) in all patients. Upon the onset of ALI or ARDS, there was a significant negative correlation between the sPLA -II level and the P/F ratio. Furthermore, there was a significant positive correlation between the sPLA -II and TNF-α levels. The results suggest that as the blood endotoxin levels were lowered by the PMX-DHP, the inflammatory reactions were suppressed, with suppressed formation of sPLA -II and improved pulmonary oxygenation potential. The results also suggested possible involvement of TNF-α in the production of sPLA -II.