Abstract:Objective To investigate the correlation between interleukin-8 (IL-8), leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) expression and severity of pulmonary function impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods Ninety-eight acute COPD patients (case group) and 50 physical examinees (control group) in our hospital from May 2018 to May 2019 were selected. Serum IL-8, LTB4, and PGE2 levels were detected, and then the comparison was made between groups and among COPD patients with different severity of pulmonary function impairment. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between IL-8, LTB4 and PGE2 expression and severity of pulmonary function impairment. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of COPD. Results The levels of serum IL-8, LTB4 and PGE2 in the case group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Among all patients, serum IL- 8, LTB4, and PGE2 levels were highest in patients with grade Ⅳ pulmonary function impairment, followed by the grade Ⅲ, grade II and grade I, and paired comparison showed statistic differences (P < 0.05). Serum IL-8, LTB4, and PGE2 levels were positively correlated with the severity of pulmonary function impairment (rs =0.712, 0.561, 0.476, P < 0.05) and were independent risk factors for COPD [Ol^RIL-8=2.268 (95% CI: 1.272, 3.948); Ol^RLTB4=1.847 (95% CI: 1.616, 2.746); Ol^RPGE2=2.108 (95% CI: 1.202, 3.326)] (P < 0.05). Conclusions IL-8, LTB4 and PGE2 are highly expressed in serum of COPD patients and significantly correlated with the severity of pulmonary function impairment in COPD, and potentially can be established as reliable predictors of the occurrence and development of COPD.