Impact of thyroid hormones and serum endothelin levels on pediatric asthma control: a case-control study of an Indian population

Sathishbabu, Murugaiyan and Ramasamy, Sathiya and Ramachandran, Niranjjan and Palanisamy, Soundararajan and Subramaniam, Arulvijayavani (2025) Impact of thyroid hormones and serum endothelin levels on pediatric asthma control: a case-control study of an Indian population. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PEDIATRICS, 68.0 (10). pp. 831-837.

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Abstract

Background: Asthma severity is influenced by various immunomodulators; however, the specific roles of thyroid hormones and endothelin in childhood asthma in the South Indian population remain unexplored. Purpose: This study investigated the impact of thyroid hormone and endothelin levels on asthma control among children in South India. Methods: We divided 90 subjects aged 10-15 years into 3 groups as categorized by the Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines: 30 healthy children, 30 patients with well-controlled asthma, and 30 patients with poorly controlled asthma. Fasting blood samples were collected to analyze endothelin levels and thyroid function. Pulmonary function tests were performed using a portable spirometer to assess forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and the FEV1/FVC ratio. Results: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were significantly elevated in the well-controlled (4.66 +/- 1.91 mIU/L) and poorly controlled (6.51 +/- 4.04 mIU/L) asthma groups versus the control group (P<0.001). Similarly, endothelin levels showed a marked increase (4.65 +/- 0.38 pg/mL vs. 18.51 +/- 6.13 pg/mL), with the poorly controlled group exhibiting the highest levels (P<0.001). A strong negative correlation was observed between FEV1/FVC% and serum endothelin levels (r=-0.76) on a Pearson correlation analysis. Conclusion: This study revealed a strong association between endothelin levels, the FEV1/FVC ratio, and TSH levels. These findings suggest that serum endothelin level could serve as a potential surrogate marker of asthma severity.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Childhood asthma, Endothelin, Thyroid, Thyroid-stimulating hormone, Lung function
Subjects: Nursing > Pediatrics
Divisions: Nursing > Vinayaka Mission's Annapoorna College of Nursing, Salem
Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal
Nursing > Vinayaka Mission's College of Nursing, Karaikal
Nursing > Vinayaka Mission's College of Nursing, Puducherry
Pharmacy > Vinayaka Mission’s College of Pharmacy, Salem
Physiotherapy > Vinayaka Mission's College of Physiotherapy, Salem
Homoeopathy > Vinayaka Mission's Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Salem
Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Salem
Arts and Science > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Arts and Science College, Salem, India
Engineering and Technology > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Salem, India
Law > Vinayaka Mission's Law School, Chennai
Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Medical College, Kottucherry
Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Medical College, Puducherry
Physical Education > Vinayaka Mission's College of Physical Education, Salem
Interdisciplinary Studies > Vinayaka Mission's School of Health Systems, Chennai
Dentistry > Vinayaka Mission‘s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem
Liberal Arts > Vinayaka Mission's School of Economics and Public Policy, Chennai
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Last Modified: 06 Feb 2026 07:12
URI: https://ir.vmrfdu.edu.in/id/eprint/6954

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