Chemical composition, cytotoxic activity and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of leaves and berries of Juniperus phoenicea L. grown in Egypt.

Hydrodistillation of berries and leaves of Juniperus phoenicea grown in Sinai yielded volatile oils in the yield of 0.36 and 1.96%, respectively.

Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in sera of children with bronchial asthma exacerbation.

Previous studies have suggested that intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1; CD54) may be involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. In addition, a soluble form of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) has been detected in increased concentrations in the sera from adult patients with certain inflammatory, immune, or malignant diseases. To determine whether bronchial asthma exacerbation in children is associated with increased levels of serum sICAM-1 and to investigate the effect of the severity of exacerbation on these levels, the concentrations of sICAM-1 were measured in sera of 20 healthy control children and 45 asthmatic children (15 with mild, 15 with moderate, and 15 with severe asthma exacerbation) using an immunoenzymatic assay.