Inflammatory marker levels in children with tobacco smoke exposure

CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate that parent-reported child TSE increases the expression of CRP in ill children and supports prior work demonstrating that IL-8 is higher in children with TSE who have bacterial infections. These findings should be examined in future research with ill children with and without TSE.PMID:37980882 | DOI:10.1016/j.cyto.2023.156448

Source: Cytokine - November 19, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens Georg E Matt Matthew J Mazzella John T Doucette Parita Ratnani Ashley L Merianos Source Type: research