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Title: THE PROBABLE RELATION BETWEEN TOXOPLASMA GONDII AND DIABETES MELLITUS
Authors: M. Arshad
K. J. Cheema
H.J. Malik
S. Sajjad
Keywords: Toxoplasmosis
Seroprevalence
Diabetes
Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies
Issue Date: 20-Jun-2017
Publisher: Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science,Pakistan
Citation: Arshad, M. (2017). The probable relation between toxoplasma gondii and diabetes mellitus. Pakistan Journal of Science, 69(2).
Abstract: Present study aims to determine probable relation between Toxoplasma gondii infection and diabetes mellitus by investigating serum levels of insulin and anti-Toxoplasma antibodies through ELISA among diabetic and non-diabetic persons in Lahore, Pakistan. Results showed that insulin level was higher in subjects positive for Toxoplasma infection as compared to Toxoplasma free one’s (p<0.05). The analysis revealed that Toxoplasma infection was more prevalent in diabetic patients (p<0.05) than non-diabetic individuals. Results also showed that insulin level was higher in persons with chronic infection. Gender-wise comparison revealed that in males, insulin level had significant association with Toxoplasma infection (p<0.05). It was concluded that participants who had Toxoplasma infection had higher insulin level that showed the probable relation of infection with diabetes.
URI: http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/19109
ISSN: 0030-9877
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