Evaluation of IL-17 and IL-35 in patients with giardiasis in Thi-Qar province, Iraq

Wed Shakir Hadi; Rabab Shaker Salman; Ali Abdulzahra Al-Fahham; Muhammad Usman Faryad Khan; Sunarto Kadir; Methaq Hadi Laft; Balsam Qubais Saeed; Wesam Radhi Kadhum; Abduladheem Turki Jalil; Mustafa Mohammed Kadhim

doi:10.25122/jml-2021-0328

Evaluation of IL-17 and IL-35 in patients with giardiasis in Thi-Qar province, Iraq

J Med Life. 2022 Sep;15(9):1096-1099. doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0328.

Affiliations

¹ Directorate of Dhi Qar Education, Ministry of Education, Dhi Qar, Iraq.
² Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Chemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Thi Qar University, Dhi Qar, Iraq.
³ Basic Science Department, Faculty of Nursing, University of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq.
⁴ State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
⁵ Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Gorontalo, Indonesia.
⁶ Iraqi Ministry of Education, Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq.
⁷ Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah,United Arab Emirates.
⁸ Department of Pharmacy, Kut College University, Kut, Iraq.
⁹ Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq.
¹⁰ Department of Dentistry, Kut College University, Kut, Iraq.
¹¹ College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq.

Abstract

Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, Cryptosporidium, and Blastocystis are some parasites primarily responsible for human infections. Giardia lamblia, also known as Giardia intestinalis or Giardia duodenalis, is a common pathogenic protozoan found in the human duodenum and jejunum that causes giardiasis. This study collected stool and blood samples from patients with diarrhea aged less than 1 month to 15 years, from September 2020 to December 2020, in Thi-Qar province. Our study aimed to reveal the diagnosis of Giardia lamblia using direct microscopy examination and detect some immunological parameters such as IL-17 and IL-35 in patients infected with giardiasis.

Keywords: Giardia lamblia; IL-17; IL-35; diarrhea; giardiasis.

MeSH terms

Cryptosporidiosis*
Cryptosporidium*
Giardia lamblia*
Giardiasis* / diagnosis
Giardiasis* / parasitology
Humans
Interleukin-17
Iraq / epidemiology

Substances

Interleukin-17