2007-07-02
Urinary eosinophil protein X in children with atopic asthma
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Mediators of Inflammation , Volume 2007
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between urinary eosinophil protein X (uEPX) and asthma symptoms, lung function, and other markers of eosinophilic airway inflammation in asthmatic school children. Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed in 180 steroid dependent atopic children with stable moderately severe asthma, who were stable on 200 or 500μg of fluticasone per day. uEPX was measured in a single sample of urine and was normalized for creatinine concentration (uEPX/c). Symptom scores were kept on a diary card. FEV1and PD20methacholine were measured. Sputum induction was performed in 49 and FENOlevels measured in 24 children. Results. We found an inverse correlation between uEPX/c and FEV1(r=-.20, P=.01) and a borderline significant correlation between uEPX/c and PD20methacholine (r=-.15, P=.06). Symptom score, %eosinophils and ECP in induced sputum and FENOlevels did not correlate with uEPX/c. Conclusion. uEPX/c levels did not correlate with established markers of asthma severity and eosinophilic airway inflammation in atopic asthmatic children. Copyright
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| doi.org/10.1155/2007/49240, hdl.handle.net/1765/36432 | |
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| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Nuijsink, M., Hop, W., Sterk, P., Duiverman, E., Hiemstra, P., & de Jongste, J. (2007). Urinary eosinophil protein X in children with atopic asthma. Mediators of Inflammation, 2007. doi:10.1155/2007/49240 |
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