Infections and @entity3147 remain the main causes of @entity1 mortality in developing countries. In @entity7493 , immunologic responses are affected, which often facilitates infections. However, the presence of @entity565 and @entity2023 are not commonly recognized in malnourished individuals. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum @entity9416 values in @entity1 with primary moderate @entity7493 . METHODS: The level of @entity9416 in peripheral blood of 18 @entity1 between 2 and 4 old with moderate @entity7493 and without associated @entity4801 infestation was compared with that of 15 well nourished @entity1 of similar age. @entity9416 serum levels were measured by an immunoenzymatic method. RESULTS: The median level of serum @entity9416 in malnourished @entity1 was 69.30 ng/ml while the control group showed a mean level of 95.97 ng/ml. This difference was significant (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Malnourished @entity1 show decreased serum @entity9416 levels. This might be one of the adaptive mechanisms of @entity3147 employed in an attempt to use energy and protein reserves for growth and other functions. Our results are coherent with the decrease in @entity9416 mediated reactions in malnourished @entity1 .

Serum @entity9416 level in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'infant'] @entity7493 :: ('MESH:D011502', 'Disease') :: ['protein-calorie malnutrition'] @entity2023 :: ('MESH:D006255', 'Disease') :: ['allergic rhinitis'] @entity565 :: ('MESH:D001249', 'Disease') :: ['asthma'] @entity3147 :: ('MESH:D044342', 'Disease') :: ['malnutrition'] @entity4801 :: ('MESH:D010272', 'Disease') :: ['parasitic'] @entity9416 :: ('3497', 'Gene') :: ['IgE']
@entity3147 :: (MESH:D044342,Disease) :: ['malnutrition']
