Prospective Cohort Study of Molecular Mechanism of Lower Respiratory Tract Microbes in Patients With AECOPD

How to reduce the rapid decline of lung function in patients with AECOPD is a clinically urgent problem to be solved. Studies have suggested that there is a bacterial flora imbalance in the lower respiratory tract of COPD patients. To explore the relationship between microbiology and host immunity is a hot topic in the field of COPD. The investigators use NGS (next generation sequencing) technology to fully explore the specific molecular mechanism of the lower respiratory tract microbiome in patients with COPD by regulating the transcriptional activities of NF-κB and PPARγ in alveolar macrophages, resulting in pulmonary parenchymal remodeling and decreased lung function. In this study, a prospective cohort study will be used to evaluate the effect of the lower respiratory tract microbiome on lung tissue (alveolar space and pulmonary vascular) remodeling and pulmonary function decline in patients with AECOPD.