Evaluation of exposure to secondhand smoke and serum level of interleukin 18 in non-smokers
| Autor: | Alireza Azargoon, Ali Kharazmkia, Nazanin Kordalivand, Mehdi Birjandi, Samareh Mir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Medicine and Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2049-0801 |
| Popis: | Objective Smoking is one significant global health care problems, that not only affects the users but also endangers the health of people inhaling the smoke (passive smoking/secondhand smoke). The serum level of IL-18, an important regulator of inherent and acquired immune response, is affected by cigarette smoking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure on IL-18 serum level in non-smoker adults. Methods In a case-control study, using easy sampling method, 76 non-smokers who were exposed to cigarette smoke for at least 1 h daily during the past year were considered as exposure group, while 76 of their companions without exposure to cigarette smoke (after matching age) were considered as non-exposure group. Serum IL-18 levels were measured for all participants and finally compared between the two groups using Chi-square test. P value Highlights • Smoking is one significant global health care problems. • That not only affects the users but also endangers the health of people inhaling the smoke. • The serum level of IL-18, an important regulator of inherent and acquired immune response. • The exposure to secondhand smoke has no significant effect on serum level of IL-18. |
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