ABSTRACT
Objective:To detect the neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation in the peripheral blood of the patients with recurrent respiratory tract infection,and to evaluate the effect of sulbactam sodium/cefoperazone sodium on the formation of NETs.Methods:A total of 36 patients with recurrent respiratory tract infection (case group) and 30 healthy volunteers (healthy control group) were selected.The NETs formation of subjects in two groups was detected by confocal microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM).According to the appearance of neutrophils,the formation of NETs was classified as grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ,the number of NETs formation cells of subjects in two groups was calculated.The formation of NETs of the patients in case group were detected before and after treated with sulbactam sodium/cefoperazone sodium.Results:The number of NETs formation cells of grade Ⅰ and Ⅱ of the patients in case group was more than that in healthy control group (P<0.05);while the number of NETs formation cells of grade Ⅲ of the patients in case group was less than that in healthy control group (P<0.05).The number of NETs formation cells of grade Ⅰ and Ⅱ of the patients in case group were significantly decreased (P<0.05),while the number of NETs formation cells of grade Ⅲ was significantly increased (P<0.05) after treated with sulbactam sodium/cefoperazone sodium.Conclusion:A lot of NETs with high antibacterial function can be formed in the patients with recurrent lower respiratory tract infection,and sulbactam sodium/cefoperazone sodium can inhibit the formation of NETs.