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IL-8 gene expression and bronchial asthma phenotypes in children.
The Egyptian journal of immunology - 1 Jul 2021
Hodeib Mahmoud, Taha Gamal, Mohamed Mohamed, Maarek Eman, Doudar Noha A
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a common chronic illness among school children, where different cytokines, including IL-8 play a role in its pathogenesis. IL-8 induces chemotaxis and migration of immune cells, especially neutrophils to the site of inflammation. IL-8 level was significantly increased in sputum of severely asthmatic patients, but can it be linked to some asthma phenotypes. Our aim of the study was to detect the IL 8...
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