04Oct 2018

SERUM INTERLEUKIN 13 (IL-13) LEVELS IN IRAQI CHILDREN WITH NEPHROTIC SYNDROME.

  • College of Biotechnology / Al-Nahrain University Baghdad / Iraq.
  • Al-Farahidi University college Baghdad / Iraq.
  • College of Medicine / Al-Nahrain University Baghdad / Iraq.
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The aim of this study is to compare the levels of IL-13 in children with nephrotic syndrome and healthy control children. Fifty children with NS were divided into four groups: 14 steroid sensitive infrequent relapse (SSIFR), 12 steroid sensitive frequent relapse (SSFR), 9 steroid resistance (SR) and 15 newly diagnosis (ND) compared to twenty-five unrelated healthy children. The serum IL-13 levels for NS patients and healthy control children were measured by R&D quantitative ELISA kit. The results of mean IL-13 level in healthy children serum (205.18 ? 2.61 pg/ml) was significantly lower than children with NS (335.50 ? 40.68 pg/ml). we showed serum IL-13 was increased significantly (P= 0.0271) in children with NS in compared with healthy control children, this raised in IL-13 levels could have a role in nephrotic syndrome pathogenesis.


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[Ammar Basim Al-Assadi, Nidhal A. Mohammed and Shatha H. Ali. (2018); SERUM INTERLEUKIN 13 (IL-13) LEVELS IN IRAQI CHILDREN WITH NEPHROTIC SYNDROME. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Oct). 385-388] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Ammar Basim Al-Assadi
College of Biotechnology / Al-Nahrain University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7822      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7822