Obesity and childhood asthma in male schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia: Is there a role for leptin, interleukin-4, interleukin-5, and interleukin-21?

Obesity and childhood asthma in male schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia: Is there a role for leptin, interleukin-4, interleukin-5, and interleukin-21?

BACKGROUND: Adiposity is associated with high serum levels of adipokines and chemokines which are possibly implicated in a co-existence of obesity and asthma. OBJECTIVES: Elucidate the possible roles of leptin, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-21 in linking obesity with childhood asthma. DESIGN: Cros...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Al-Ayed, Khalid Alshaybari, Dhafer Alshehri, Alzahrani Jamaan, Iman Nasser, Hamdan Alaamri, Wed Alaseeri, Ahmed A. Mahfouz, Saeed Ali Alsareli, Ahmed Morad Asaad, Aamir Ali Magzoub, Mohamed Ansar Qureshi, Mohammed Helmy Shalayel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2019-09-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2019.295

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