An exceptional role in protecting against pathogenic effects of various pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms is played by immunoglobulins of the main classes. As our studies showed, before treatment, the IgG content in patients did not differ significantly from the control...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread throughout China and gained world-wide attention as a result of acute respiratory illness due to a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), traditionally known as COVID-19. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially an...
The cutaneous myiasis has been rarely reported in Saudi Arabia. We intended to describe here a case of furuncular cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga larvae in infant from south area in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A female infant, 17-day-old, had lived with her family...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading reason for liver transplantation in the world; patients infected with HCV are at increased risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. The study was aimed at evaluating the seroprevalence of Hepatitis C virus infection amongst febrile patie...
Sadeeq Sheshe, Abdullahi Nazifi, A. M. Labbo, G. M. Khalid, Abubakar Yahya, Umar Muhammad & Aliyu Musa Haruna·Asian Journal of Immunology·2020
Immune systems are responsible for the body’s protection against invading foreign agents that could bring harm to normal cellular activities. Viral infection is one of the significant foreign attacks on the body and the immune system has developed key mechanisms to contain such a...
Augustine I. Airaodion, Kenneth O. Ngwogu, Ada C. Ngwogu, Anthony U. Megwas, John A. Ekenjoku & Olaide O. Awosanya·Asian Journal of Immunology·2020
Background: The use of household insecticides for the eradication of insects especially mosquitoes in Nigeria is increasing. These insecticides are used without consideration of their adverse effect on human health. Aim: This study is therefore sought to investigate the effect of...
Seizure is one of the neurological and episodic clinical challenges and, one underutilized option for medication-resistant in seizure is the use of medicinal plants. Dennettia tripetala has been found to possess anti-seizure effects. This study estimates the hematological paramet...
This study was aimed at inducing immunity against Plasmodium berghei infection using cysteine protease in mice. Twenty laboratory mice were used for the study, they were grouped into 4 groups of 5 mice each. The first and second groups were immunized with 100 µg/l and 50 µg/l of...
The pandemic of novel corona virus disease (covid 19), is presently sweeping the world over. The causative virus is named, SARS-CoV-2. The rapidity with which the pandemic is advancing is catastrophic. That there is no known treatment for this killer disease is throwing public at...
In recent years, research has focused on natural mechanisms for the management, treatment, and curing of human infections and diseases. One of such natural methods is the application of probiotics, which are live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a...
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of pre-diabetes and associated central obesity among sampled University of Guyana students. Methods: The study was a cross sectional study where a questionnaire was distributed to each participant to assess predisp...
Khadijah Abdullahi Saleh, Yusuf Danasabe Jobbi, Ibrahim Yusuf, Umar Mustapha, Azeezat Bolanle Adetokun, Dauda Balarabe Musa & Danjuma Faiza Muhammad·Asian Journal of Immunology·2020
Blood transfusion is an important component of patients management, as it saves millions of life each year, but it also serves as a vehicle for transmission of blood-pathogens such as hepatitis C virus and syphilis as a result World Health Organization has recommended that all bl...
Due to conflicting reports on the impact of exercise on haematological and immunological indices, this study investigated the effects of exercise on some haematological and cellular immune markers in male athletes. Blood samples were collected from 86 apparently healthy male athl...
Aims: The present study aimed at determining the effects of D-Ribose-L-Cysteine on lipid profile, atherogenic index, and infertility in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male Wistar rats. Methods: A total of twenty-eight adult male Wistar rats were divided into four groups of seve...
Samira Telfah Abdulghani Alaani, Mohammad Tafash, Abdulkadir Abdulkareem Murie & Allawi Muhyee Al-Esawi·Asian Journal of Immunology·2020
Background: Lack of birth registers hindered knowledge of the frequency of birth defects (BD) in Fallujah, Iraq and comparison of changes in prevalence in time. One study found correlation between BD presentation and teratogenic metal load [1]. Methods: We obtained reproductive h...