2003年3月1日
Relationship of anti-GM-CSF antibody concentration, surfactant protein A and B levels, and serum LDH to pulmonary parameters and response to GM-CSF therapy in patients with idiopathic alveolar proteinosis
Thorax
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- 巻
- 58
- 号
- 3
- 開始ページ
- 252
- 終了ページ
- 257
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1136/thorax.58.3.252
Background: Conventional measures of the severity of alveolar proteinosis (AP) include alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ([A - a]Do2), vital capacity (VC), and carbon monoxide transfer factor (TLCO), but alternative serological measures have been sought. Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) neutralising autoantibody is found in patients with idiopathic acquired AP. We have investigated the interrelationships between the levels of this antibody and those of surfactant protein (SP)-A and -B, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and conventional measures of disease severity, and the capacity of these parameters to predict the response to rhGM-CSF treatment. Methods: Blood levels of anti-GM-CSF antibodies, SP-A, SP-B, LDH, and [A - a]Do2, VC, and TLCO were measured before rhGM-CSF treatment and every 2 weeks thereafter in 14 patients with AP. Results: At baseline, high levels of anti-GM-CSF antibodies and increased SP-A and SP-B levels were seen in all patients, and LDH was raised in 83%. SP-A was highly correlated with [A - a]Do2, VC, and TLCO (p≤0.02), but other markers were not. Only a normal LDH level was predictive of a response to rhGM-CSF treatment (p=0.03). During treatment a correlation between conventional and serological variables within patients was seen only between SP-A and [A - a]Do2 (p=0.054), LDH levels and [A - a]Do2 (p=0.010), and LDH levels and VC (p=0.019). Conclusions: Of the serological parameters studied, only SP-A and LDH levels were correlated with conventional measures of disease severity, with LDH most accurately reflecting [A - a]Do2 and vital capacity. Only a normal LDH level predicted a higher likelihood of response to treatment with GM-CSF.
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1136/thorax.58.3.252
- ISSN : 0040-6376
- PubMed ID : 12612307
- SCOPUS ID : 0037340271