TY  - GEN
AU  - Ghada Mahmoud Abdelaziz
AU  - Amina Kamal ElDein ElAnsary , 
AU  - Gamil Amin Tawadrous , 
TI  - Some inflammatory markers in active , passive and non - smoker healthy subjects : relation to urinary cotinine / 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Ghada Mahmoud Abdelaziz , 
KW  - C - reactive potein
KW  - Inflammatory markers
KW  - P_selectin
KW  - Smokink
N1  - Thesis (PH.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Biochemistry; Issued also as CD
N2  - Aims of the study was to investigate the association between plasma levels of inflammatory markers (P_selectin , C - reactive protein and interleukn - 6) and cigarette smokingMethods and Results : The effects of smoking on inflammatory markers were measured in eighty healthy male subjects who included in three groups (active smokers , passive smokers and non smokers) ctive smokers showed significantly higher value (P< 0001) for P - selectin , C - reactive protein and IL - 6 compared to passive and non smokerslso , passive smokers showed significantly higher values (P< 005 , P< 0001 , P< 0005 respectively) compared to non smokersDuration of smoking and number of cigaratte smoked per / day were positively correlated with markers of inflammationConclusion : Cigarette smoking was associated with elevated levels of inflammatory markers (P - selectin , C - reactive protein and interleukin - 6)
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