Assessment of serum levels of adiponectin and resistin in adult patients with asthma: relation to obesity and disease severity

Assessment of serum levels of adiponectin and resistin in adult patients with asthma: relation to obesity and disease severity

Introduction The mechanisms connecting obesity and asthma are complex. Mechanical and inflammatory factors have been proposed. Adipose tissues secrete various adipokines. Some are proinflammatory such as resistin, whereas others are anti-inflammatory such as adiponectin. We aimed to assess the serum...

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Main Authors: Salwa S Hosny, Mohamed N Farres, Nermine A Melek, Sylvia T Kamal, Marwa R El Najjar, Radwa H Abou El Fotoh, Asmaa M Abd ElGwad, Amira R Elmahdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
adiponectin
bronchial asthma
obesity
resistin
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2021;volume=70;issue=2;spage=223;epage=230;aulast=Hosny

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