ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2022
Glucose Homeostasis in Relation to Neutrophil Mobilization in Smokers with COPD.
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- Inflammatory and Immune Mechanisms in COPD: Current Status and Therapeutic Prospects.Journal of inflammation research · 2024Review
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Purpose: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are common comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the underlying pathogenic mechanisms are poorly understood. Given that these morbidities all display increased neutrophil mobilization, the current study aimed to address whether glucose homeostasis relates to signs of neutrophil mobilization in COPD. Methods: The study population included healthy non-smokers (HNS) and long-term smokers without (LTS) and with COPD (LTS+COPD). No subject had T2DM or MetS. Serum cotinine was quantified to evaluate current smoking. Capillary blood glucose was measured after overnight fasting and during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Neutrophils were quantified in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage samples (BAL). The neutrophil-related cytokines IL-36α, -β and -γ were quantified (ELISA) along with IL-6, IL-8, INF-γ and CXCL10 (U-Plex Results: The LTS+COPD group had lower fasting glucose, greater change in glucose during OGTT and higher neutrophil concentrations in BAL and blood compared with HNS. Fasting glucose correlated in a positive manner with blood neutrophil concentration, forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity ratio (FEV Conclusion: In smokers with COPD, altered glucose homeostasis is associated with local and systemic signs of increased neutrophil mobilization, but not with local proteinases. This suggests that other specific aspects of neutrophil mobilization constitute pathogenic factors that affect glucose homeostasis in COPD.
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