Systemic inflammation after inspiratory loading in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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Authors: | Antonia Fuster Jaume Sauleda Ernest Sala Bernard?? Barcel?? Jaume Pons Miguel Carrera Aina Noguera Bernat Togores and Alvar GN Agust?? |
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Institution: | Serveis de Pneumologia, Hospital Universitari Son Dureta, Fundación Caubet-Cimera and CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mallorca, Spain;1Analisis Clinics, Hospital Universitari Son Dureta, Fundación Caubet-Cimera and CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mallorca, Spain;2Inmunología, Hospital Universitari Son Dureta, Fundación Caubet-Cimera and CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mallorca, Spain |
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Abstract: | ObjectivePatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present systemic inflammation. Strenuous resistive breathing induces systemic inflammation in healthy subjects. We hypothesized that the increased respiratory load that characterizes COPD can contribute to systemic inflammation in these patients.Patients and methodsTo test this hypothesis, we compared leukocyte numbers and levels of circulating cytokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha TNFα], interleukin-1β IL-1β], IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10), before and 1 hour after maximal incremental inspiratory loading in 13 patients with stable COPD (forced expiratory volume in one second FEV1] 29 ± 2.5% ref) and in 8 healthy sedentary subjects (FEV1 98 ± 5% ref).ResultsWe found that: (1) at baseline, patients with COPD showed higher leukocyte counts and IL-8 levels than controls (p < 0.01); and, (2) one hour after maximal inspiratory loading these values were unchanged, except for IL-10, which increased in controls (p < 0.05) but not in patients with COPD.ConclusionsThis study confirms the presence of systemic inflammation in COPD, shows that maximal inspiratory loading does not increase the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-8) in COPD patients or controls, but suggests that the former may be unable to mount an appropriate systemic anti-inflammatory response to exercise. |
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Keywords: | COPD endurance exercise IL-10 respiratory muscles systemic inflammation |
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