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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2016

Serum and CSF adiponectin, leptin, and interleukin 6 levels as adipocytokines in Egyptian children with febrile seizures: a cross-sectional study.

Seham F Azab, Mohamed A Abdalhady, Mohamed A A Almalky, Ezzat K Amin, Dina T Sarhan, Eman M Elhindawy, Mayy A N Allah, Ahmed A Elhewala, Mohamed M A Salam, Mustafa I A Hashem and 6 more

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Article in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seham F AzabFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt. Seham_Azab@yahoo.com.
Mohamed A AbdalhadyFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Mohamed A A AlmalkyFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Ezzat K AminFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Dina T SarhanFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Eman M ElhindawyFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Mayy A N AllahFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Ahmed A ElhewalaFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Mohamed M A SalamFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Mustafa I A HashemFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Attia A SolimanFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Nagwa E AkeelFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Sawsan H AbdellatifFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Nahla A ElsamadFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Anwar A RassFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 18 Omar Bin Elkhattab St, Al Qawmia, Zagazig City, AlSharqia Governorate, Egypt.
Manal S ArafatM.D. Clinical Pathology, Mansoura Student Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.
Zagazig University · EGMansoura University Hospital · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA febrile seizure (FS) is the most common convulsive disorder in children. Activation of cytokine network is involved in FS pathogenesis. Adiponectin, leptin and IL-6 are the major adipocytokines secreted by fat cells. To date, only a few studies concerned the association of adipocytokines with febrile seizures. In this study, we tried to investigate serum and CSF levels of adiponectin, leptin, and interleukin-6 (IL-6); as adipocytokines, for the first time in Egyptian children with febrile seizures.

methodsThis was a prospective cross-sectional study included one hundred patients with febrile seizure, and matched with age, gender, 100 children with febrile illness without seizures (febrile control, FC) and 100 healthy control group (HC). Serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of adiponectin, leptin, and (IL-6) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method.

resultsSerum adiponectin was significantly higher in children with FS (16.8 ± 3.7 ug/ml) and the FC group (18.3 ± 4.3 ug/ml) compared to the HC group (9.5 ± 2.2 ug/ml); P < 0.05, respectively. Serum leptin was significantly lower in children with FS (0.9 ± 0.3 ng/ml) compared to both the FC group (4.7 ± 1.2 ng/ml) and the HC group (1.8 ± 0.4 ng/ml); P < 0.01, respectively. Children with FS had significantly higher serum IL-6 levels (43.7 ± 11.7 ng/ml) than the FC group (21.9 ± 4.5 ng/ml) and the HC group (6.5 ± 1.8 ng/ml); P < 0.01, respectively. Patients with simple febrile seizures (SFS) had serum and CSF adiponectin levels similar to those with complex febrile seizures (CFS); (P > 0.05). Serum and CSF leptin levels were significantly lower in patients with CFS compared to the SFS group (P < 0.05). Serum and CSF IL-6 levels were significantly higher in patients with CFS compared to the SFS group (P < 0.01). On multivariate logistic regression analysis, the high serum IL-6 levels was the most significant risk factor associated with febrile seizures among studied children (OR: 6.2; 95 % CI: 3.58 -10.57; P = 0.0001).

conclusionOur data brought a novel observation that some adipocytokines like leptin and IL-6 could be, at least in part, an aetiopathogenetic factor in the manifestation of febrile seizures in susceptible Egyptian children. Moreover, we observed a significant association between high CSF IL-6 levels and susceptibility to complex febrile seizures as did the low CSF leptin levels.

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AdipokinesAdiponectinChildCross-Sectional StudiesEgyptEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansInterleukin-6LeptinMaleProspective StudiesSeizures, FebrileAdipokinesAdiponectinInterleukin-6LeptinadipocytokinesadiponectinFebrile seizureinterleukin-6leptin

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