文档介绍：Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis (2013) 62, 201–205
The Egyptian Society of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Vitamin D and phenotypes of bronchial asthma
R. Eman Shebl a,*, Samah M. Shehata a, Maha Elgabry a, Salah . Ali b,
Hanaa H. Elsaid b
a Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
b Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
Received 29 May 2013; accepted 11 June 2013
Available online 5 July 2013
KEYWORDS Abstract Background: Many studies have suggested the role of vitamin D deficiency in both T-
Asthma; helper1 and T-helper2 diseases. The existence of associations of vitamin D with asthma and allergy
Vitamin D; remains uncertain. While some suggest that vitamin D may be protective, others suggest that vita-
Allergy; min D supplementation may increase the risk of allergy.
FEV1% Aim of the work: The aim of the study was t