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Association between concentration of trace elements in serum and bronchial asthma among Japanese general population by Satoshi Urushidate; Masashi Matsuzaka; Noriyuki Okubo; Hiroki Iwasaki; Tatsuya Hasebe; Ryosuke Tsuya; Kaori iwane; Ryo Inoue; Kiyonori Yamai; Kazuma Danjo; Ippei Takahashi; Takashi Umeda; Shigeatsu Ando; Kazuyoshi Itai; Shigeyuki Nakaji is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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## 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 had focused on serum concentration of trace elements in a general population. in this study, an association between trace elements in serum and bronchial asthma was investigated in a general population. ## Methods: Subjects were 1025 volunteers (385 males and 640 females between ages 19 and 82 years old) who had participated in the iwaki health promotion project 2005. bronchial asthma was diagnosed based on the european community respiratory health survey ii according to the self-questionnaires on health conditions of subjects. the serum concentrations of certain trace elements (manganese, copper, zinc, selenium and iron) were measured and compared. also, an association between serum trace elements level and neutrophil-related functions (oxidative burst activity, phagocytic activity, serum opsonic activity) were determined. ## Results: In males, no significant differences were seen in any serum trace elements concentrations. in females, serum zinc level was significantly higher in bronchial asthma group than in contro
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- Author
- Satoshi Urushidate; Masashi Matsuzaka; Noriyuki Okubo; Hiroki Iwasaki; Tatsuya Hasebe; Ryosuke Tsuya; Kaori iwane; Ryo Inoue; Kiyonori Yamai; Kazuma Danjo; Ippei Takahashi; Takashi Umeda; Shigeatsu Ando; Kazuyoshi Itai; Shigeyuki Nakaji
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0946-672X)
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)