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Aging increases the expression of lung CINCs and MCP-1 in senile patients with pneumonia
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Abstract
Wei Li1, Cheng Ding2 and Shaojun Yin3
1Department of Geriatrics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
2General Practitioner, Dachang Community Health Service Center, Dachang Town, Baoshan District, Shanghai, 200442, China
3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital, Shanghai, 201306, China
Correspondence to:
Shaojun Yin, email: [email protected]
Keywords: pneumonia, senile, MCP-1, CINC-1, CINC-2α
Received: June 22, 2017 Accepted: August 02, 2017 Published: September 27, 2017
ABSTRACT
Objective: To explore the relationship between aging and the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP) and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINCs) in patients with pneumonia.
Results: Bacteria counts in senile group were significantly higher than non-senile group, and while white blood cell and neutrophil counts in senile group were observably lower than non-senile group. The concentration of MCP-1 was significantly higher in senile group compared with the non-senile group, and the expression of CINC-1 and CINC-2α was also higher in senile group. In all patients with different pathogens, expression of all the factors was significantly higher in senile group compared with the non-senile group. What’s more, expression of MCP-1, CINC-1 and CINC-2α showed significant difference in some patients with different pathogens. CINC-2β and CINC-3 expression was not detected in both groups.
Materials and methods: The present study included 800 patients with pneumonia who were hospitalized to the Department of Respiratory Medicine in Tongji Hospital during the period from December of 2014 to June of 2016. All patients were divided into two groups: senile pneumonia and non-senile pneumonia group. Bacteria, white blood cell and neutrophil counts were determined by automatic blood cell analyzer. The expression of MCP-1, CINC-1, CINC-2α, CINC-2β and CINC-3 was determined by ELISA assay.
Conclusions: Aging can increase the expression of MCP-1,CINC-1 and CINC-2α in patients with pneumonia, which may lead to increased risk of pneumonia in the elderly.
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