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<Journal>
<Journal-Info>
<name>International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences</name>
<website>ijpbs.net</website>
<email>editorijpbs@rediffmail.com (or) editorofijpbs@yahoo.com (or) prasmol@rediffmail.com</email>
</Journal-Info>
<article>
<article-id pub-id-type='other'>10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12</article-id>
<issue_number>Volume 2 Issue 2</issue_number>
<issue_period>2011 (April - June) </issue_period>
<title>Modulation Of IgE Levels In Lead Exposed Children By Parental Cigarette Smoking, Qualyobia Governate, Egypt</title>
<abstract>Many children possessing blood lead levels (BLL) in excess of centre of disease control and prevention (CDC) guidelines ( greaterThan 10 µg/dL) exist especially in urban areas with a predominance of housing built early to mid-20 lessThan sup greaterThan th lessThan /sup greaterThan  century. In addition, many children are exposed in the home to Parental tobacco smoke (PTS). The current study examined the effect of lead-exposure (BLL levels of 1-55 µg/dL) with/without concurrent PTS exposure on immune system function in 318 children aged 6-84 months from some urban areas, Qualyobia Governate, EGYPT. In this population, 62.9% of children came from smoking homes, 36.5% of children possessed BLL levels  greaterThan 10 µg/dL, 51.9% of children were under 2 years of age, and the population was economically homogeneous. Multiple immune function markers including cell counts, and IgE levels were analyzed for correlation with Pb and / or PTS exposure. For children exposed to both Pb and PTS, a marginally significant relationship between IgE and BLL levels was observed (p=0.12). IgE levels increased in children with combined Pb and PTS exposure. For children exposed to Pb without PTS, decreased lymphocyte cell counts, and serum IgE levels, while granulocyte counts (%granulocytes) was increased. A statistically significant correlation between PTS and BLL levels was found. </abstract>
<authors>Ragia M. Hegazy Raniah Hamdy And Hala F. Kamel</authors>
<keywords>Pb-exposure, immune function, Ig E, parental tobacco smoke (PTS)</keywords>
<pages>372-385</pages>
</article>
</Journal>
