TY  - EJOU
AU  - 
T1  - Serum Lipid Profile and Leptin Levels in Asthmatic Libyan Children
T2  - International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research

PY  - 2016
VL  - 3
IS  - 8
SN  - 2313-2752

AB  - Aim:To study lipid profile and leptin levels in non-obese Libyan 
children with asthma.. Materials and Methods:70 Libyan children from 
Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi University, 
Benghazi, Libya were included for the present study (from 2013 to 2014).
 Group I formed the normal control group (N: 30 Children) and  Group II 
is 40  Libyan children with asthma. Their age group varied from 4 to 12 
years old. Serum lipid profile and leptin were measured by routine 
standard methods. Results and discussion: The Libyan children with 
asthma showed an increase in serum total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, 
VLDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Serum Leptin levels
 did not show marked changes between the two groups. The presence of 
hypercholesterolemia could be a triggering factor for generation of 
proinflammatory response in these children. Though leptin levels did not
 show marked response further studies may be necessary to study the role
 of leptin in obese asthmatic Libyan children.
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Lipid profile
KW  - Leptin
KW  - Proinflammatory response
KW  - Libyan children.
DO  - 10.18488/journal.9/2016.3.8/9.8.93.98