inflammatory mediators in tracheal aspirates of preterm infants participating in a randomized trial of permissive hypercapnia
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BackgroundVentilator-induced lung injury is considered to be a main factor in the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Optimizing ventilator strategies may reduce respiratory morbidities in preterm infants. Permissive hypercapnia has been suggested to attenuate lung injury. We aimed to determine if a higher PCO2 target range results in less lung injury compared to the control target range and possibly reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines and acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) in tracheal aspirates (TA), which has not been addressed before.MethodsDuring a multicenter trial of permissive hypercapnia in extremely low birthweight infants (PHELBI), preterm infants (birthweight 400–1,000 g, gestational age 23 0/7–28 6/7 weeks) requiring mechanical ventilation within 24 h of birth were randomly assigned to a high PCO2 target or a control group. The high target group aimed at PCO2 values of 55–65, 60–70, and 65–75 mmHg and the control group at PCO2 values of 40–50, 45–55 and 50–60 mmHg on postnatal days 1–3, 4–6, and 7–14, respectively. TA was analyzed for pro-inflammatory cytokines from postnatal day 2–21. BPD was determined at a postmenstrual age of 36 weeks ± 2 days.Main findingsLevels of inflammatory cytokines and ASM were similar in both groups: interleukin (IL)-6 (p = 0.14), IL-8 (p = 0.43), IL-10 (p = 0.24), IL-1β (p = 0.11), macrophage inflammatory protein 1α (p = 0.44), albumin (p = 0.41), neuropeptide Y (p = 0.52), leukotriene B4 (p = 0.11), transforming growth factor-β1 (p = 0.68), nitrite (p = 0.15), and ASM (p = 0.94). Furthermore, most inflammatory mediators were strongly affected by the age of the infants and increased from postnatal day 2 to 21. BPD or death was observed in 14 out of 62 infants, who were distributed evenly between both groups.ConclusionThe results suggest that high PCO2 target levels did not result in lower pulmonary inflammatory activity and thus reflect clinical results. This indicates that high PCO2 target ranges are not effective in reducing ventilator-induced lung injury in preterm infants, as compared to control targets.Trial registrationISRCTN56143743.
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| Authors | ;Sarah Gentner;Mandy Laube;Ulrike Uhlig;Yang Yang;Hans W. Fuchs;Jens Dreyhaupt;Helmut D. Hummler;Stefan Uhlig;Ulrich H. Thome |
| Journal | disease markers |
| Year | 2017 |
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