Background It is well-documented that the dysregulation of trace elements may be involved
in the pathogenesis of asthma. However, the precise changes of trace elements levels in …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A number of previous studies had revealed the association
between trace elements in serum and bronchial asthma. However, only a few researches …

Background: Asthma is a multifactorial disease and its severity varies with the inflammatory
grade. There are conflicting reports about the roles of trace elements in asthma. This study …

Objective: Previous studies evaluating the associations of circulating Zn and Se levels with
asthma have produced inconsistent results. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to …

Background Several metals have been reported to be associated with childhood asthma.
However, the results on relationships between metals and risk of childhood asthma are …

Heavy metal in the physical environment may alter immune function and predispose to
develop asthma in human. Our study was aimed to investigate associations between urinary …

Background Asthma is associated with increased inflammation, oxidative stress and
abnormal immune system function. We determined the distributions of several essential …

Asthma is one of the most frequent chronic diseases in children, and growing focus is placed
on the exploration of attributable risk factors. Currently, no consensus has been reached on …

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the status of plasma essential trace element
selenium (Se), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) concentrations and …

Asthma represents one of the most common medical issues in the modern world. It is a
chronic inflammatory disease characterized by persistent inflammation of the airways and …