Role of serum neutrophil elastase determination in the diagnosis of acute exacerbation of asthma in preschool children / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
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(12): 396-399, 2016.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the role of serum neutrophil elastase (NE) level in acute exacerbation of asthma in preschool children.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A 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.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Both 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).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The determination of serum NE level in preschool children with asthma helps to diagnose the acute exacerbation of asthma.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Asma
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Sangue
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Curva ROC
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Interleucina-8
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Elastase de Leucócito
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Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Ano de publicação:
2016
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