Seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii in Noncommunicable Diseases: A Focus on Diabetes Mellitus

Author:

Huneif Mohammed A.1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the presence of specific immunoglobulin G antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii infection among diabetic and nondiabetic participants in Najran, Saudi Arabia. As much as 5 mL of blood was collected from each participant during the period of 6 months (from November 2020 to April 2021). T. gondii immunoglobulin G antibodies were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test kits. The cut-off values for T. gondii immunoglobulin G levels to be considered positive were ≥8 IU/mL. A total of 200 blood samples were obtained from the diabetic; and 100 samples from the nondiabetic participants. Among the diabetic patients, 67% were seronegative, 2% were equivocal, and (31%) were seropositive. However, among the nondiabetic participants, 78% were seronegative, 2% were equivocal, and 20% were seropositive. The seroprevalence of the T. gondii immunoglobulin G antibodies was higher in the diabetic patients compared to the control group; and the diabetic patients above 21 years of age had twice the higher risk of immunoglobulin G seropositivity compared to their younger counterparts. Diabetes, by lowering the immune response, may act as a confounding factor of toxoplasmosis infection and vice versa. The association between the two and the causes should be investigated more in detail.

Publisher

New Century Health Publishers LLC

Subject

Nutrition and Dietetics,Medicine (miscellaneous)

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