Abstract:Objective To investigate the level and clinical implication of serum adenylyl cyclase-associated protein-1 (CAP-1) and its relationship with respiratory function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods The serum 1evel of CAP-1 was measured by ELISA in 30 cases of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) and 30 patients with stable COPD, 30 cases of healthy volunteers were included as controls. Lung ventilatory functions were measured in all patients and healthy controls. Results The concentration of serum CAP-1 was significantly lower in the stable COPD patients than in the volunteers (P = 0.001), and significantly lower in the patients with AECOPD than in the stable COPD patients (P = 0.001). Pearson correlation analysis showed that the level of serum CAP-1 was positively correlated with predicted FEV1% (r = 0.809, P = 0.002) and FEV1/FVC% (r = 0.840, P = 0.001). Conclusions Serum CAP-1 may be a protective factor of COPD, which has certain value in the evaluation of COPD.