Assessment of ghrelin, leptin, orexin A and alpha-MSH serum concentrations and the levels of the autoantibodies against the aforementioned peptides in relation to Helicobacter pylori infections and Candida albicans colonization in children with short stature.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland.
Renata
R
Stawerska
Department of Gastroenterology, Allergology and Pediatrics, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland.
Elżbieta
E
Czkwianianc
Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Agnieszka
A
Matusiak
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland.
Joanna
J
Smyczyńska
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland; Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Maciej
M
Hilczer
Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Magdalena
M
Chmiela
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Andrzej
A
Lewiński
D000293:Adolescent; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D002176:Candida albicans; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000276:immunology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D000068797:Orexins / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D000521:alpha-MSH / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology
D001323:Autoantibodies; D054439:Ghrelin; D020738:Leptin; D000068797:Orexins; D000521:alpha-MSH