Study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in Iraqi asthmatic children

Background: Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a cytokine associated with the cause of several allergic diseases such as asthma due to their function in growth, activation, and maturation of eosinophils and stimulates B-cell growth and increases immunoglobulin E (IgE) secretion. The study aims to measure the I...

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Main Authors: Raghdah Maytham Hameed, Haidar Abdul Amir Najim Abood, Mohanad Mohsin Ahmed, Aqeel Mahdi Hussein
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2019;volume=3;issue=4;spage=249;epage=252;aulast=Hameed
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author Raghdah Maytham Hameed
Haidar Abdul Amir Najim Abood
Mohanad Mohsin Ahmed
Aqeel Mahdi Hussein
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Haidar Abdul Amir Najim Abood
Mohanad Mohsin Ahmed
Aqeel Mahdi Hussein
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description Background: Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a cytokine associated with the cause of several allergic diseases such as asthma due to their function in growth, activation, and maturation of eosinophils and stimulates B-cell growth and increases immunoglobulin E (IgE) secretion. The study aims to measure the IL-5 level in asthmatic children and detect the relationship between IL-5 level with eosinophils, total serum IgE level, and asthma severity. Methods: Eighty asthmatic children, including 55 males and 25 females with asthma who aged between 1 and 16 years collected at Kerbala Teaching Hospital for Children, were measured IL-5 level using Elabscience ELISA kit and measured total IgE level using EUROIMMUN IgE ELISA kit. However, absolute eosinophils count was examined by peripheral blood smear. In addition, the clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded by a questionnaire. Results: There was a significant difference in IL-5 level in asthma patients depending on sex, absolute eosinophil count, and use of treatment (P = 0.046, 0.046, and 0.001, respectively). However, there was no effect on the IL-5 level at asthmatic children depending on the age, body mass index, resident, exposure to cigarette smoking, family history of asthma/allergic diseases, asthma severity, and total serum IgE (P = 0.936, 0.769, 0.154, 0.898, 0.614, 0.550, and 0.874, respectively). Conclusions: IL-5 level had a positive correlation with absolute eosinophils count but not with total serum IgE. In addition, IL-5 level was a poor indicator of asthma severity.
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spelling doaj.art-7a4c228ab40c4c45b5a398ceab6e80da2022-12-22T03:38:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsBiomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal2588-98342588-98422019-01-013424925210.4103/bbrj.bbrj_126_19Study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in Iraqi asthmatic childrenRaghdah Maytham HameedHaidar Abdul Amir Najim AboodMohanad Mohsin AhmedAqeel Mahdi HusseinBackground: Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a cytokine associated with the cause of several allergic diseases such as asthma due to their function in growth, activation, and maturation of eosinophils and stimulates B-cell growth and increases immunoglobulin E (IgE) secretion. The study aims to measure the IL-5 level in asthmatic children and detect the relationship between IL-5 level with eosinophils, total serum IgE level, and asthma severity. Methods: Eighty asthmatic children, including 55 males and 25 females with asthma who aged between 1 and 16 years collected at Kerbala Teaching Hospital for Children, were measured IL-5 level using Elabscience ELISA kit and measured total IgE level using EUROIMMUN IgE ELISA kit. However, absolute eosinophils count was examined by peripheral blood smear. In addition, the clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded by a questionnaire. Results: There was a significant difference in IL-5 level in asthma patients depending on sex, absolute eosinophil count, and use of treatment (P = 0.046, 0.046, and 0.001, respectively). However, there was no effect on the IL-5 level at asthmatic children depending on the age, body mass index, resident, exposure to cigarette smoking, family history of asthma/allergic diseases, asthma severity, and total serum IgE (P = 0.936, 0.769, 0.154, 0.898, 0.614, 0.550, and 0.874, respectively). Conclusions: IL-5 level had a positive correlation with absolute eosinophils count but not with total serum IgE. In addition, IL-5 level was a poor indicator of asthma severity.http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2019;volume=3;issue=4;spage=249;epage=252;aulast=Hameedasthmaeosinophilinterleukin 5total serum immunoglobulin e
spellingShingle Raghdah Maytham Hameed
Haidar Abdul Amir Najim Abood
Mohanad Mohsin Ahmed
Aqeel Mahdi Hussein
Study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in Iraqi asthmatic children
Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal
asthma
eosinophil
interleukin 5
total serum immunoglobulin e
title Study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in Iraqi asthmatic children
title_full Study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in Iraqi asthmatic children
title_fullStr Study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in Iraqi asthmatic children
title_full_unstemmed Study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in Iraqi asthmatic children
title_short Study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in Iraqi asthmatic children
title_sort study of serum interleukin 5 level and factors that impact on this level in iraqi asthmatic children
topic asthma
eosinophil
interleukin 5
total serum immunoglobulin e
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