Title of article
Natural Killer Cells and Zinc Deficiency Among Children with Intestinal Parasitic Infections
Author/Authors
ABOU ZEKRI, MAHA Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics, Egypt , ELAWADY, SANAA Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical Pathology, Egypt , MAHGOUB, ABEER ALY Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Parasitology, Egypt , ZAHRA, AMR Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Biochemistry, Egypt
From page
335
To page
341
Abstract
Parasitic infections present a major medical problem, especially in tropical countries. Authors overlook the recent findings in the field of the complex interrelationship among nutrition, immune status and parasitic infestations. The aim of this work was to evaluate the role of natural killer cells in intestinal parasitic infections in children, and to measure zinc level of those children. This study included 80 children, 66 have parasitic infection (34 females and 32 males), and 14 were normal controls (8 males and 6 females).
Keywords
Natural killer , Parasitic infection , Zinc
Journal title
The Medical Journal of Cairo University
Journal title
The Medical Journal of Cairo University
Record number
2538202
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