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Dr. Shaimaa Magdy Hussein Abou Youssef :: Publications: |
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| Title: | Diagnostic role of interleukin -33 in the differentiation of pleural effusions especially tuberculous and malignant effusions |
| Authors: | Abdel-sadek Hamed Al-aarag, Mohammad Hussein Kamel, Eman Ramadan Abdelgawad, Shaimaa Magdy Abo-Youssef, Hany Hussein Moussa, Marwa Elsayed Elnaggar, Rasha Mohammad Hendy & Koot Ahmad Diab |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Keywords: | Not Available |
| Journal: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
| Volume: | Not Available |
| Issue: | Not Available |
| Pages: | Not Available |
| Publisher: | Not Available |
| Local/International: | International |
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| Full paper | Shaimaa Magdy Hussein Abou Youssef_5.pdf |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
| Abstract: |
Background Tuberculous pleurisy and malignancy are two of the most common causes of pleural effusion. IL-33 is expressed in the epithelial lining and endothelial cells and is released after cell damage; it is proposed to have an essential role in sensing damage in various infectious and inflammatory diseases. This work aimed to determine the diagnostic role of IL-33 in pleural effusions. Methods One hundred seventeen patients with pleural effusions of different etiologies had a quantitative measurement of IL-33 in their pleural effusion and serum samples by ELISA technique. Results The concentrations of IL-33 (mean ± SD) in tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) group (22.5 ± 0.90 ng/l) were significantly higher than that of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) group (14.6 ± 2.35 ng/l; P 0.05). The concentrations of IL-33 in the pleural effusions were significantly correlated to that of the serum concentrations in each group (TPE: r = 0.848, P = |
