Abstract:Objective To analyze the JAK/STAT pathway in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in acute exacerbation period and the effect of doxofylline. Methods The clinical data of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during the period from January 2015 to July 2017 in Qionghai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were analyzed. The expression of JAK/STAT pathway proteins in patients before and after doxofylline treatment was detected. Results Compared with the control group, the expression of JAK1, JAK2, STAT1 and STAT2 increased significantly in the patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (P < 0.05).The above-mentioned protein expression in high-grade patients was significantly higher than that in low-grade patients. (P < 0.05). After doxofylline treatment, the EFV1, FVC, EFV1/FVC and PaO2 were significantly increased, while JAK1, JAK2, STAT2, STAT1 and PaCO2 decreased significantly(P < 0.05). Conclusions Doxofylline significantly improves lung function in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has a significant down-regulation effect on JAK/STAT pathway protein expression.