title: YKL-40 in Asthma and its correlation with different clinical parameters.
abstract: It has been suggested that elevated serum level of YKL-40 could be a marker for asthma and its severity. Along with few published studies, we investigated its correlation with asthma and its severity as well as spirometric indices.114 patients with asthma and 114 healthy controls underwent the assessment of serum level of YKL-40 (by ELISA) and spirometric indices. Pearson's coefficient determined the correlation between the variables and multivariate linear regression analysis was used for adjusting the effect of different probable confounding factors.Serum levels of YKL-40 were significantly higher in the asthmatic patients compared to those in healthy people (p<0.001). We also found a significant correlation between YKL-40 serum level and spirometric indices even after adjusting the effects of other variables.We report for the first time in an Iranian population that YKL-40 may be a good diagnostic marker of asthma in serum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. mohammadali_saba@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammadali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saba
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. hnikuinejad@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.affiliation: Trauma Research center, Department of Biostatistics and epidemiology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. akbari1350_h@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. hnikuinejad@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nikoueinejad
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. m.ramezani84@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramazani Jolfaii
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071451:Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines; C084533:CHI3L1 protein, human; D000071451:Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1; D037102:Lectins