Objective: To investigate the correlation between serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF), transforming growth factor β1(TGF- β1), fibroblast growth factor(FGF-2) and platelet diffractive growth factor-AB(PDGF-AB) with lung function and acute exacerbation of elderly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD) patients. Methods: From June 2021 to March 2022, 118 elderly patients with stable COPD, 130 patients with acute exacerbation(AECOPD) and 68 healthy controls were selected in our study. Fasting venous blood was collected from all subjects. The serum levels of VEGF, TGF-β1, FGF-2 and PDGF-AB were detected by Millipore multiplex protein analyzer. Pulmonary function tests were performed in patients with stable COPD. Results: The levels of serum PDGF-AB, VEGF, FGF-2 and TGF-1 in the COPD patients were significantly higher than the healthy control group, and the levels serum of FDGF-AB and FGF-2 in the AECOPD group were significantly higher than the stable COPD group(P<0.05). For patients with stable COPD, serum PDGF-AB, VEGF, FGF-2, TGF-1 levels were positively correlated with disease progression(including GOLD classification, modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale score, and COPD assessment test results)(P<0.05), and these factors were negatively correlated with diffuse lung carbon monoxide(DLCO%prep)(P<0.05). Receiver operatingcharacteristic curve analysis showed that the area under the curve of PDGF-AB, VEGF, FGF-2 and TGF-1 combined to distinguish GOLD 3/4 COPD was 0.908(95%CI: 0.853-0.963), the sensitivity and specificity respectively were 83.3% and 81.7%. Conclusion: The elevated levels of serum VEGF, TGF-β1,FGF-2 and PDGF-AB are associated with the impairment of pulmonary function, especially the reduction of pulmonary diffusion function, which may be a potential intervention target for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis progression in COPD. |
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