title: [Macro- and trace elements of blood in elderly patients with bronchial asthma].
abstract: Using the method of roentgen fluorescent analysis a study was carried out on the content of macro- and trace elements (ferrum, zink, sulfur, potassium, calcium) in whole blood and serum of 62 women with bronchial asthma (BA) depending on severity of the disease and performed therapy. The study revealed a disrupted content of studied chemical elements in serum and whole blood of patients having BA of various severity: reduction in the level of sulfur and potassium and increase of ferrum and zink proportionally to the severity of process. At the same time calcium ions redistributed from serum to blood cells. A high concentration of chemical elements in whole blood was observed in patients who had received systemic glucocorticoids (GC) as basic therapy compared with patients treated with inhalation GC.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Iurina
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kupriianova
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Chereĭskaia
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Liamina
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Stotskaia
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014131:Trace Elements; D011239:Prednisolone; D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium