Sputum dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine level as a novel airway inflammatory marker in asthmatic children.
Shaheen
Malak Ali
MA
Pediatric Department, Pulmonology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, 5 Ebn El Hytham Street, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. childshaheen@yahoo.com
Mahmoud
Magdy Ahmed
MA
Abdel Aziz
Manal Mohamed
MM
El Morsy
Hamam Ibrahim
HI
Abdel Khalik
Karima Ahmed
KA
D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012016:Reference Values; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013183:Sputum / Q000737:chemistry*
D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine