Study of Some Serological Tests on Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis

Authors

  • Israa Salim Musa Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords:

Visceral leishmaniasis, Zinc, CRP, Ceruloplasmin

Abstract

This study aimed to measure the alterations in serum zinc (Zn) and acute phase
proteins ( C-reactive protein and Ceruloplasmin) concentrations in patients with
visceral leishmaniasis (VL). A total of 62 individuals were enrolled in this study :
52 individuals were infected with visceral leishmaniasis and 10 individuals as
healthy control. Serum zinc levels were significantly (p<0.05) decreased in patient
group(76.25 ± 4.59 μg/dl ) when compared with healthy control (103.75 ± 3.77
μg/dl ) . C-reactive protein , as a mediator of innate immunity, removed damaged
cells by activating the classical complement pathway revealed elevated levels in
patients (4.36± 0.23mg/l ) when compared with the healthy control (2.50 ± 0.28mg/l
). The level of Ceruloplasmin was also significantly (p<0.05) increased in VL
patients (0.82±0.05 mg/dl) as compred with healthy subjects (0.43±0.03mg/dl).
These results showed that serum essential trace elements Zn, C-reactive protein
and ceruloplasmin concentrations have been changed in VL patients. This may be
a part of defense strategies of organism.

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Published

2023-05-15

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Biology

How to Cite

Study of Some Serological Tests on Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis. (2023). Iraqi Journal of Science, 56(1C). https://ijs.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/eijs/article/view/10348

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