[HTML][HTML] Comparison of interleukin-33 serum levels in asthmatic patients with a control group and relation with the severity of the disease

T Momen, H Ahanchian, M Reisi… - … journal of preventive …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: The relation between interleukin-33 (IL-33) and asthma is not precisely known
yet. The present study set to compare the serum level of IL-33 in patients with asthma and
controls and study the relation with the severity of disease. Methods: The serum level of IL-
33 and total IgE in 89 asthmatic patients and 57 controls were analyzed. The association of
levels of IL-33 with the severity of disease, levels of total IgE, measures of spirometry (forced
expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV1]), age, sex, presence or absence of other allergic diseases …