The impact of vitamin D deficiency on immune T cells in asthmatic children: A case-control study

Journal of Asthma and Allergy

Volumn , Issue 5, 2012, Pages 11-19

  Maalmi, Haïfa ^a,b   Berraïes, Anissa ^a,b,c   Tangour, Eya ^a,b,c   Ammar, Jamel ^a,b,c   Abid, Hanadi ^a,b,c   Hamzaoui, Kamel ^a,b   Hamzaoui, Agnes ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b Higher Institute for Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Said   (Tunisia)

^c ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Th17; Treg cells; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TH2 CELL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84862580761     PISSN: 11786965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JAA.S29566     Document Type: Article

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