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Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is recognizable by characteristic signs of disease and is highly lethal. The infection, however, may be quite inapparent in some seropositive dogs, and this has raised the polemic question as to whether or not such animals can be a source of infection for Lutzomyia longipalpis, the vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL). In this study we have examine...

Cuvinte cheie: Tromboflebite migratorii, degete hipocratice, sindrom reumatoid Rezumat: Prezentul articol îşi propune să demonstreze prezenţa mai multor sindroame paraneoplazice la acelaşi pacient, prezenţa lor fiind un factor de prognostic negativ, cât şi diagnosticarea bolii pulmonare după apariţia sindroamelor paraneoplazice. Datele existente în literatura de specialitate, în legătură cu rez...

The aim of the present study was to determine seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infectionin stray cats and correlation with oocyst shedding and IFN-γ concentration. From April to August 2016, one hundred fifty-nine stray cats were captured from various localities in Mashhad area. The blood and fecal samples were collected from each cat. The serum samples were examined to detect antib...

Total IgM, IgA, and IgM-rheumatoid factor (RF) and IgA-RF were quantitated in the serum and synovial fluid of 35 seropositive and 8 seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, using a sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Mononuclear cells isolated from peripheral blood and synovial fluid of three seropositive patients were also stimulated in vitro with phorbol myristat...

In response to the continuing debate whether seronegative and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are parts of the same disease spectrum or are distinct disorders, we performed a comparative analysis of some laboratory characteristics. The test group consisted of 125 seronegative RA(93 female, 32 male), with titers lower than 1/64 as defined by Rose-Waaler test. The control group consisted o...

The article presents the data of immunogram studies in seropositive and seronegative for Toxoplasma gondii cats dependence absolute number immunocompetent cells on their housing conditions. blood from domestic stray aged 3 to 5 years which IgG T. was detected during a serological study used study. During analyzes average values (SP) it that 10 animals (22%) had sufficiently high titers 3.24±0.8...

Use of the standard dual-platform flow cytometric method for determination of CD4(+) T-lymphocyte counts, which needs both a flow cytometer (FCM) and hematological analyzer, would inevitably lead to increased variability. The development of new single-platform (SP) FCMs that provide direct CD4(+) T-lymphocyte counts for improved assay precision and accuracy have recently attracted attention. Th...

Pathogenesis in aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (herein called NMO) involves complement-dependent cytotoxicity initiated by AQP4-IgG binding to astrocyte AQP4. We recently reported that rats lacking complement inhibitor protein CD59 were highly susceptible to development of NMO pathology in brain and spinal cord following direct AQP4-...