132 Xie et al
World J Emerg Med, Vol 2, No 2, 2011
Original Article
Visfatin levels in patients with severe pneumonia Xie Juan, Yi-ming Lu, Jin-dong Shi, Xing-qi Deng, Wei Long Department of Respiration(Xie J, Long W), Department of Emergency (Shi JD), Fifth People's Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200240, China; Emergency Department, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Lu YM); Emergency Department, Central Hospital, Minhang District, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China (Deng XQ) Corresponding Author: Yi-ming Lu, Email: [email protected]
BACKGROUND: As a cytokine highly expressed in internal organs, visfatin could be used as a biomarker of systemic inflammation response for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, but few studies have reported the use of visfatin in severe pneumonia. The present study was undertaken to determine the plasma levels of visfatin in patients with severe pneumonia. METHODS: A total of 70 patients, including 40 patients with severe pneumonia (group A) and 30 patients with non severe pneumonia (group B) who had been admitted to the ICU from June 2009 to June 2010, were enrolled in this prospective study. And another 30 healthy physical examinees served as healthy controls (group C). Patients were excluded if they suffered from severe diseases of the heart, brain and kidney, cancers, autoimmune diseases, or received special treatment in the latest month. The plasma levels of visfatin, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were measured by ELISA, while the level of CRP was determined by immuneturbidimetry, and the routine blood test was performed. Blood gas analysis and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) were performed in patients with pneumonia. Comparisons between the groups were conducted by Student's t test, ANOVA or nonparametric test. Correlation analysis was carried out by Pearson's correlation test or Spearman's rank-order correlation test. RESULTS: The plasma level of visfatin in group A was significantly higher than that in groups B and C (P
World J Emerg Med, Vol 2, No 2, 2011
Original Article
Visfatin levels in patients with severe pneumonia Xie Juan, Yi-ming Lu, Jin-dong Shi, Xing-qi Deng, Wei Long Department of Respiration(Xie J, Long W), Department of Emergency (Shi JD), Fifth People's Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200240, China; Emergency Department, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Lu YM); Emergency Department, Central Hospital, Minhang District, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China (Deng XQ) Corresponding Author: Yi-ming Lu, Email: [email protected]
BACKGROUND: As a cytokine highly expressed in internal organs, visfatin could be used as a biomarker of systemic inflammation response for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, but few studies have reported the use of visfatin in severe pneumonia. The present study was undertaken to determine the plasma levels of visfatin in patients with severe pneumonia. METHODS: A total of 70 patients, including 40 patients with severe pneumonia (group A) and 30 patients with non severe pneumonia (group B) who had been admitted to the ICU from June 2009 to June 2010, were enrolled in this prospective study. And another 30 healthy physical examinees served as healthy controls (group C). Patients were excluded if they suffered from severe diseases of the heart, brain and kidney, cancers, autoimmune diseases, or received special treatment in the latest month. The plasma levels of visfatin, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were measured by ELISA, while the level of CRP was determined by immuneturbidimetry, and the routine blood test was performed. Blood gas analysis and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) were performed in patients with pneumonia. Comparisons between the groups were conducted by Student's t test, ANOVA or nonparametric test. Correlation analysis was carried out by Pearson's correlation test or Spearman's rank-order correlation test. RESULTS: The plasma level of visfatin in group A was significantly higher than that in groups B and C (P
