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Bozkurt HB, Yayla M, Binnetoglu D, Evran M. The Association of Passive Smoking and Serum Urotensin-II Levels in Children. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2022; 94:e20201488. [PMID: 35830081 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220201488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Urotensin-II (UT-II) is the most powerful vasoconstrictor agent and is known to play a role in heart failure, diabetes, pulmonary hypertension and asthma. The effect of passive smoking on UT-II levels is unknown. The present study aims to evaluate serum UT-II levels in children exposed to passive smoke. The study included a total of 120 children; 47 children not exposed to passive smoke were included in Group 1 (control group), and 73 children exposed to passive smoke were included in Group 2. Serum samples of the participants were stored at -80 °C after centrifugation and were assessed at least two times with high-precision human ELISA kits. Serum UT-II levels were significantly higher in the children exposed to passive smoke than in the children not exposed. Furthermore, Group 2 was grouped according to the number of cigarettes smoked at home per day, type of passive smoking (second-hand smoke or third-hand smoke), and how many people in their family and/or living together smoked. There was a positive correlation between the number of cigarettes they were exposed to per day and serum UT-II levels. Passive smoking in childhood may be associated with high serum UT-II levels.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hayrunnisa Bekis Bozkurt
- Şehitler District, Turan Çelik Street, 1, Kafkas University Health Research and Application Center Campus, Kafkas University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kars, Turkey, 36100
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- Şehitler District, Turan Çelik Street, 2, Kafkas University Health Research and Application Center Campus, Kafkas University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Kars, Turkey, 36100
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- Şehitler District, Turan Çelik Street, 2, Kafkas University Health Research and Application Center Campus, Kafkas University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Kars, Turkey, 36100
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- Süleyman Demirel District, Fatih Street, 4, Harran District Health of Directorate, Harran, Şanlı Urfa, Turkey, 63510
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