Effect of atopy on serum glucocorticoid receptor levels in children with bronchiolitis / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
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(12): 163-166, 2017.
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en Chino
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| ID: wpr-351382
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of atopy on the expression of glucocorticoid receptors in children with bronchiolitis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>ELISA was used to measure the changes in the serum levels of glucocorticoid receptor α (GRα) and glucocorticoid receptor β (GRβ) in the bronchiolitis group (77 children, including 34 children with atopy) and pneumonia group (68 children). Thirty-eight children who were prepared to undergo surgeries for non-infectious diseases and had no atopy or family history of allergic diseases were enrolled as the control group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The bronchiolitis group and the pneumonia group had significant increases in the serum levels of GRα and GRβ compared with the control group (P<0.01), and the bronchiolitis group had significant increases in these levels compared with the pneumonia group (P<0.01). Compared with the control group and the pneumonia group, the bronchiolitis group had a significant increase in the GRα/GRβ ratio (P<0.01). Compared with the control group, the children with or without atopy in the bronchiolitis group had significant increases in the serum levels of GRα and GRβ (P<0.01). The non-atopic children in the bronchiolitis group had a significant increase in the serum level of GRβ compared with the atopic children (P<0.01). The atopic children in the bronchiolitis group had a significant increase in the GRα/GRβ ratio compared with the control group and non-atopic children in the bronchiolitis group (P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Children with bronchiolitis have increased serum levels of GRα and GRβ. The children with atopy have an increased GRα/GRβ ratio, suggesting that the atopic children with bronchiolitis are highly sensitive to glucocorticoids.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Sangre
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Bronquiolitis
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Receptores de Glucocorticoides
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Hipersensibilidad
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Año:
2017
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