title: [Trophologic insufficiency and absorptive function of small intestine in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
abstract: The study included 93 patients with grade 1-3 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the stable clinical phase. Absorptive function of the small intestine was evaluated by biochemical methods and with the use of radionuclides; plasma tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels were measured by an enzyme immune-assay. Trophologic status in 44% of the patients with COPD was unaltered whereas 14% had an excessive body weight. Trophologic insufficiency (TI) was diagnosed in 42% of the patients. Severe TI or cachexia occurred in 5.4% of the patients and only in severe COPD. Impaired absorptive function of the small intestine documented in moderately-severe and severe phases of COPD correlated with the severity of the disease. There was close relationship between body weight deficit and reduced protein absorption (r = 0.77 +/- 0.09). The presence and progress of TI correlated with the magnitude of increment of plasma TNF-alpha. The level of TNF-alpha in patients with COPD and cachexia was 7.8 times its normal value. Elevated plasma TNF-alpha concentration positively correlated with body weight deficit (r = 0.77 +/- 0.12). Also, significant direct correlation was found between the rise in TNF-alpha concentration in patients with COPD and TI and enhanced excretion of fat measured by the method of Van de Kamer (r = 0.56 +/- 0.12), albumin (r = 0.78 +/- 0.12), and d-xylose (r = 0.46 +/- 0.12). It is concluded that impaired absorption of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in the small intestine plays an important role in the mechanisms underlying the development of trophologic insufficiency in patients with moderately-severe and severe phases of COPD.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Beloborodova
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Akimova
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Asanova
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Cherniavskaia
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Burkovskaia
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ustiuzhanina
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Semenenko
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Naumova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha