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ArticleCentral-European journal of immunology2017

Evaluation of selected immunological parameters and the concentration of vitamin D in children with asthma. Case-control study.

Agata Wawrzyniak, Agnieszka Lipińska-Opałka, Robert Zdanowski, Sławomir Lewicki, Piotr Murawski, Bolesław Kalicki

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Article in Central-European journal of immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Agata WawrzyniakDepartment of Pediatrics, Nephrology and Allergology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Agnieszka Lipińska-OpałkaDepartment of Pediatrics, Nephrology and Allergology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Robert ZdanowskiDepartment of Regenerative Medicine, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland.
Sławomir LewickiDepartment of Regenerative Medicine, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr MurawskiDepartment of Regenerative Medicine, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland.
Bolesław KalickiDepartment of Pediatrics, Nephrology and Allergology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Wojskowy Instytut Higieny i Epidemiologii · PLWojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to the increased incidence of allergic diseases and emerging effects of unsatisfactory control of asthma, new mechanisms for supervising the immune system should be searched. The aim of the study was to analyze the percentage of CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, CD16/56, NKT, CD3 anti-HLADR3 and Foxp3 regulatory lymphocytes in patients with asthma. Additionally the correlation between immune parameters, severity of asthma and serum concentration of vitamin D was performed. 25 children diagnosed with asthma were enrolled. Disease severity was assessed with the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and spirometry. The control group consisted of 15 healthy children. Venous blood from each patient was collected on EDTA or on "clott". Phenotypes of lymphocytes were evaluated by flow cytometry. Vitamin D concentration was assessed by chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) technology. There was a significant decrease in the percentage of T regulatory cells (p < 0.006) in children with asthma compared to the control group. There were no significant differences in the other investigated immunological parameters. In addition, in asthma group statistically significant decreased of vitamin D concentration (p < 0.04) was observed. There were also no significant correlations between vitamin D3 concentration and the course of asthma or percentage of regulatory cells. The results confirmed the role of regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis of asthma. Effects of vitamin D on the severity of the disease has not been proven.

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asthmaflow cytometryregulatory T cells (FoxP3)vitamin D

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PMID28680338
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