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ArticleZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics2016

[Role of serum neutrophil elastase determination in the diagnosis of acute exacerbation of asthma in preschool children].

Zhi-Wei Yu, Song-Ming Huang

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Article in Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zhi-Wei YuDepartment of Respiration, Wuxi Children's Hospital, Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, China. smhuang1966@163.com.
Song-Ming Huang
Wuxi People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo study the role of serum neutrophil elastase (NE) level in acute exacerbation of asthma in preschool children.

methodsA total of 85 preschool children who were diagnosed with asthma between January 2008 and January 2010 were classified into acute exacerbation group (n=44) and non-acute exacerbation group (n=41). Thirty-five children who received physical examination served as the control group. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine the serum levels of NE and interleukin-8 (IL-8). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used for NE evaluation.

resultsBoth the acute and non-acute exacerbation groups had higher serum levels of NE and IL-8 than the control group, and the acute exacerbation group had significantly higher serum levels of NE and IL-8 than the non-acute exacerbation group (P<0.05). The serum level of NE was positively correlated with that of IL-8 (r=0.48, P<0.05). With serum NE level >27.73 μg/L as the cut-off value for diagnosing acute exacerbation of asthma, the sensitivity was 65.9%, the specificity was 95.1%, and the area under the ROC curve was 0.87 (P<0.01).

conclusionsThe determination of serum NE level in preschool children with asthma helps to diagnose the acute exacerbation of asthma.

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AsthmaChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInterleukin-8Leukocyte ElastaseMaleROC CurveInterleukin-8Leukocyte Elastase

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PMID27165586
PMCPMC7390366
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