ASSESSMENT OF BRAIN ENERGY METABOLISM AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF COPD PATIENTS

Weidong Tang, Qi Chen, LinLin Chen, Suping Chen, Xuebo Shao, Xia Wang, Lijun Zhu

Intensive Care Unit, The First people’s Hospital of Fuyang, Hangzhou 311400, China

 Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of recombinant human growth hormone on nutritional status and immune function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Methods: The patients with moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were randomly divided into two groups, each of which was given routine treatment of anti-infection, expectorant and bronchiectasis. Group A was the control group, and stand- ard nutrition support was added on the basis of routine treatment. Group B was a growth hormone treatment group. On the basis of group A’s treatment, recombinant human growth hormone was added. All patients were measured 2 days before and after the treatment.

Results: Compared with group A, nutritional indicators including serum albumin, transferrin and prealbumin increased; creati- nine and urea were reduced; the proportion of T lymphocyte subsets increased.

Conclusion: The above indicators are related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.