| Autor: |
Ashraf E. Sileem, Sameh Embarak, Mahmoud S. Meleha |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, Vol 63, Iss 4, Pp 765-770 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0422-7638 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ejcdt.2014.07.001 |
| Popis: |
Background: High sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) have been shown to be associated with asthma in recent studies. However, the relationship between hs-CRP and the control of asthma has not been clearly identified yet. Patients and methods: Thirty patients with newly-diagnosed bronchial asthma and 20 healthy individuals were enrolled in this study. In addition to medical history and physical examination, asthma was assessed according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Respiratory function tests (RFT), serum hs-CRP and ECP levels, serum total IgE levels, circulating eosinophil count (CE) and asthma control test (ACT) were performed for all subjects. Results: Serum ECP, serum hs-CRP, serum total IgE and CE were significantly higher (p |
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