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Serum surfactant protein-A levels in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7599839     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Detection of alveolo-capillary damage has important implications for treatment modalities in ventilated patients. Although surfactant protein-A (SP-A) is normally only found in appreciable amounts in the lung, we describe significantly elevated concentrations in the sera of patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (median, 250 ng/ml; range, 180 to 364; n = 10) and in those with the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (median, 378 ng/ml; range, 215 to 1,378; n = 15) relative to healthy control subjects (median, 175 ng/ml; range, 123 to 248; n = 15) and ventilated patients with no cardiorespiratory disease (median, 169 ng/ml; range, 126 to 253; n = 6) (p < 0.01, in all cases). Serum SP-A was inversely related to blood oxygenation and to static respiratory system compliance both at the time of the patient's entry into the study (p < 0.005, rs = -0.51, n = 31; p < 0.001, rs = 0.82, n = 17; respectively) and during the course of admission (p < 0.001, rs = -0.34, n = 168; p < 0.001, rs = -0.50, n = 111; respectively). In addition, we describe in detail three cases of ARDS where lung function either improved, remained static, or deteriorated. We conclude that serum SP-A is an acute indicator of lung function and alveolo-capillary membrane injury.
Authors:
I R Doyle; T E Nicholas; A D Bersten
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine     Volume:  152     ISSN:  1073-449X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  1995 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-08-10     Completed Date:  1995-08-10     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421642     Medline TA:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  307-17     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Blood-Air Barrier / physiology*
Case-Control Studies
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Glycoproteins / blood*
Humans
Lung Compliance / physiology
Male
Middle Aged
Overdose / blood,  therapy
Oxygen / blood
Proteolipids / blood*
Pulmonary Edema / blood*,  physiopathology,  therapy
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteins
Pulmonary Surfactants / blood*
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult / blood*,  physiopathology,  therapy
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Glycoproteins; 0/Proteolipids; 0/Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A; 0/Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteins; 0/Pulmonary Surfactants; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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