Are increased serum YKL-40 and C-reactive protein levels associated with angiographic lesion progression in patients with coronary artery disease?
Increased serum YKL-40 and hsCRP levels are independently associated with lesion progression in patients with CAD.
These results demonstrate that asthma and atopic dermatitis delay the development of clinical immunity to P falciparum. Despite the encouraging decrease in malaria incidence rates in Africa, a significant concern is the extent to which the increase in allergy will exacerbate the burden of malaria. Given the demonstrated antiparasitic effect of antihistamines, administration to atopic children will likely reduce the burden of clinical malaria in these children, increase the efficacy of first-line treatment antimalarials and alleviate the non-infectious consequences of atopy.