Maintenance of iron homeostasis is of utmost importance for the respiratory system physiology
and pathophysiology. Local iron deficiency or accumulation may result in particular …

Background: The aim of this study was to determine cut-off values for total serum immunoglobulin
E (IgE) between non-atopic and atopic children with respiratory symptoms. Children of …

Aim: Recently, hsCRP (high sensitive CRP) concentration has been used as a prognostic
marker of chronic inflammation. The aim of the study was to determine whether two-month …

Objective To assess (a) the effect of ambient and exhaled gases on water gas analysis and (b)
the impact of argonization on the results of oxygen (Po 2 ) and carbon dioxide (Pco 2 ) …

Introduction: Patients suffering from diabetes mellitus type 1 often have impaired cell-mediated
immunity and are prone to infectious diseases. The aim of this paper is to present a case …

Objective: This study assesses the rate of allergen specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE)
antibody positive findings in children under 6 years old with total immunoglobulin E (tIgE) …

Background: To assess the differences in serum eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP)
concentrations between treated and untreated children with asthma, children with rhinitis, and …

For 12 weeks the catalytic activities of AST, ALT, GGT an alkaline phosphatase have been
monitored on sera of 69 children on antituberculotic therapy (fast isoniazid acetylators, n= 33); …

Introduction: A case of transient hyperphosphatasemia in a 21-month-old boy diagnosed with
recurrent wheezing during acute respiratory infection is described. Materials and methods: …

Introduction: In childhood, bronchoobstruction is mostly caused by respiratory viral infections.
The aim of this study was to find out possible changes in serum concentration of …