Lobna S. Sherif
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View article: Association Between Cord Blood Placental Growth Factor Level, Fetal Doppler Parameters and Neonatal Growth Measures
Association Between Cord Blood Placental Growth Factor Level, Fetal Doppler Parameters and Neonatal Growth Measures Open
Background: Placental growth factor (PlGF) contributes to fetoplacental circulatory system development, whichever revealed to have an effect on the fetal size and growth. Objectives: To explore the inference between umbilical cord blood [f…
View article: Impact of Sport Specific Type on Pulmonary Function and Anthropometric Measures of Adolescents
Impact of Sport Specific Type on Pulmonary Function and Anthropometric Measures of Adolescents Open
Involvement in specific sports or physical activities enhances the strength of respiratory muscles and impacts anthropometric characteristics. Current studies have declared that athletes possess greater capability of the respiratory system…
View article: Cytokines’ Expression in Children with Viral Pneumonia: A prospective Study in a Sample of Egyptian Children
Cytokines’ Expression in Children with Viral Pneumonia: A prospective Study in a Sample of Egyptian Children Open
Background: Community acquired pneumonia still a prominent reason of mortality and morbidity in developing countries which can caused by many pathogens with predominant of viral etiologies in children. Studying of cytokines response in vir…
View article: Microbiota and Potential Asthma Markers: A Case Control Study in a Sample of Egyptian Children
Microbiota and Potential Asthma Markers: A Case Control Study in a Sample of Egyptian Children Open
Background: It is well known that allergy development is linked to alteration in microbiome and cytokines levels. colonization of children gut by wide array of microbes and bacteria is associated with mucosal and systemic immune responses …
View article: Prevalence of viral pathogens in a sample of hospitalized Egyptian children with acute lower respiratory tract infections: a two-year prospective study
Prevalence of viral pathogens in a sample of hospitalized Egyptian children with acute lower respiratory tract infections: a two-year prospective study Open
Background Viral pneumonias are a major cause of childhood mortality. Proper management needs early and accurate diagnosis. This study objective is to investigate the viral etiologies of pneumonia in children. Results This prospective stud…
View article: Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 Lockdown on Egyptian Children and Adolescents: Dietary Pattern Changes Health Risk
Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 Lockdown on Egyptian Children and Adolescents: Dietary Pattern Changes Health Risk Open
BACKGROUND: Lockdown and school closure related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have unfavorable effects on children and adolescents. AIM: This study was conducted to survey the changes in dietary pattern and related health fact…
View article: Assessment of quality of life of primary caregivers of Egyptian asthmatic children and adolescents
Assessment of quality of life of primary caregivers of Egyptian asthmatic children and adolescents Open
BACKGROUND: Asthma as a serious public health problem worldwide exerts a serious load on children's health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and their families. OBJECTIVE: We assess the HRQOL of the primary caregivers of Egyptian asthmatic c…
View article: Aberrant Expression of Immune-related MicroRNAs in Pediatric Patients with Asthma.
Aberrant Expression of Immune-related MicroRNAs in Pediatric Patients with Asthma. Open
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated as regulatory molecules that could play a considerable role in the pathogenesis of different diseases including asthma. This work aims at exploring the role of miR-146a and miR- 106b in the pathogene…
View article: Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 (TREM-1) as a New Marker in Ventilated Children with Pneumonia
Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 (TREM-1) as a New Marker in Ventilated Children with Pneumonia Open
Pneumonia is the world's leading infectious cause of mortality. This is one of the most common lower respiratory tract infections, which contributes significantly to the burden of antibiotic use. Because of the complexity of the pathophysi…
View article: Heavy Metals Can either Aid or Oppose the Protective Function of the Placental Barrier
Heavy Metals Can either Aid or Oppose the Protective Function of the Placental Barrier Open
BACKGROUND: In developing countries, toxic heavy metals are a threatening catastrophe to human health, particularly in the vulnerable group of pregnant mothers and their fetuses. Fortunately, the placenta can be a protective barrier to the…
View article: Oxidative Stress and Anti-Oxidant Markers in Premature Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Oxidative Stress and Anti-Oxidant Markers in Premature Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome Open
BACKGROUND: Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) caused by decreased surfactant and structural lung immaturity. The imbalance between oxidative status and antioxidant defence system was suggested to be an important trigger for lung…
View article: Relation of Asthma Control with Quality of Life among a Sample of Egyptian Asthmatic School Children
Relation of Asthma Control with Quality of Life among a Sample of Egyptian Asthmatic School Children Open
BACKGROUND: Asthma is considered a chronic health illness that not only resulted in physical symptoms but also emotional effects. It is; therefore, so important to assess the quality of life of asthmatic patients besides their level of dis…
View article: Effect of Fish Frequency Consumption on Serum Mercury Levels in Pregnant Mothers and their Newborns
Effect of Fish Frequency Consumption on Serum Mercury Levels in Pregnant Mothers and their Newborns Open
Mercury is a ubiquitous cumulative element which is existed and contaminated in many forms; the most common route is fish intake. The purpose of this work was to study the link between the rate of fishy food consumption and serum mercury l…
View article: Metformin Versus Insulin in Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Metformin Versus Insulin in Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background and Objective: Metformin as an oral anti-diabetic drug is an attractive option for control of gestational diabetes.However, its safety during pregnancy needs further evaluation.This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficac…
View article: Relation of Heavy Metals in Cord and Maternal Blood to Neonatal Anthropometric Indices
Relation of Heavy Metals in Cord and Maternal Blood to Neonatal Anthropometric Indices Open
Introduction: Heavy metals are environmental pollutants and can cross the placental barriers and affect fetal health and growth. Aim: To estimate serum Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg), Lead (Pb) and Arsenic (As) in pregnant mothers and their ne…
View article: Mercury Materno-fetal Burden and Its Nutritional Impact
Mercury Materno-fetal Burden and Its Nutritional Impact Open
BACKGROUND: Mercury exists worldwide in food, water and air throwing its health hazards on all body systems. AIM: To show the influence of the presence of mercury in pregnant mothers’ blood on its level in the umbilical cord blood; and to …
View article: Respiratory Viruses and Atypical Bacteria Co-Infection in Children with Acute Respiratory Infection
Respiratory Viruses and Atypical Bacteria Co-Infection in Children with Acute Respiratory Infection Open
BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are one of the prevalent pediatric diseases. Coinfections of respiratory viruses and atypical bacterial respiratory pathogens are common.AIM: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of co…
View article: Serum Zinc Level and Its Correlation with Vesikari System Scoring in Acute Pediatric Diarrhea
Serum Zinc Level and Its Correlation with Vesikari System Scoring in Acute Pediatric Diarrhea Open
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea remains the most common infectious disease worldwide. Zinc has been studied extensively recently for its potential effect on prevention, control and treatment of acute diarrhoea.AIM: This study was designed to correlat…
View article: ABO blood grouping in Egyptian children with rotavirus gastroenteritis
ABO blood grouping in Egyptian children with rotavirus gastroenteritis Open
Blood group A is highly associated with paediatric rotavirus gastroenteritis. This could highlight an important risk factor, which could play a significant role for the pathogenesis of rotavirus gastroenteritis and severity as well. Furthe…