Publications by authors named "Araz Mohammad Mirabi"
Aim: We assessed the urinary and serum levels of IL-32 in pediatric patients with acute pyelonephritis (APN) with and without renal scarring.
Results: We enrolled children aged 2 months to 16 years with APN. Dimercaptosuccinic acid scans and ultrasonography studies were ordered for all patients, and a voiding.
Background: Even without treatment, most acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infected patients resolve HEV but sometimes the disease leads to acute liver failure, chronic infection, or extrahepatic symptoms. The mechanisms of HEV pathogenesis appear to be substantially immune mediated. However, the immune responses to HEV are not precisely identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most serious common bacterial infections among young children. It may affect kidneys that classified as acute pyelonephritis (APN) and may lead to renal parenchymal involvement and scarring with high prevalence rate (15%-60%) among children. This study aimed to assess the urinary concentration of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in patients with APN to diagnose those with potency to scar formation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Immune reactions have been reported to be involved in the destruction of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in glaucoma.
Objective: To investigate the role of major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A and B (MICA and MICB) molecules in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.
Methods: Aqueous humor and serum samples from 15 glaucoma patients and 45 patients with cataract, undergoing ocular surgery, were obtained.
Background: The long-term duration of cell-mediated immunity induced by neonatal hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination is unknown.
Objectives: Study was designed to determine the cellular immunity memory status among young adults twenty years after infantile HB immunization.
Patients And Methods: Study subjects were party selected from a recent seroepidemiologic study in young adults, who had been vaccinated against HBV twenty years earlier.
Article Synopsis
- - This study investigated the age-specific prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies in 984 individuals aged 1 to 30 in Savadkuh, Iran, revealing an overall seroprevalence rate of 19.20% with a significant increase in rates as age increased.
- - Participants were categorized into five age groups, and factors such as residency, parental education, and sanitation were analyzed for their impact on seroprevalence, finding no significant differences based on urban or rural residency.
- - The results suggest a declining trend in HAV immunity among the population, indicating that more children are becoming vulnerable to the infection, signaling a need for updated public health strategies.