Association between Interleukin-5 & Body Mass Index among Iraqi Asthmatic Patients
| Autor: | Yacoob Y. Al-Rubayei, Batool A. Al-Haidary, Wala'a E. Jasim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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| Zdroj: | مجلة كلية الطب, Vol 49, Iss 1 (2007) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0041-9419 2410-8057 |
| Popis: | Background: Asthma is an allergic hypersensitivity disease in which many mediators play a role in its pathogenecity. One of these etiological agents is the mediators such as Interleukin-5 (IL-5). The aim of this study to demonstrate the association between IL-5 and obesity in asthma development. Materials & Methods: One hundred and four sera samples for asthma cases have been studied in comparison with 41 non-asthmatic bronchitis as a patient controls beside 30 apparently healthy controls. Cytokine has been estimated using ELISA method in correlation with Body Mass Index (BMI). Results: This study revealed a significant correlation between IL-5 concentration and BMI (P |
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