Expressions of P53 and CD68 in mouse liver with Schistosoma mansoni infection and the protective role of silymarin.

Schistosomiasis is one of the major human parasitic diseases in many developing countries and is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality in the human population. The present work has been planned to study the histopathological and immunohistochemical expression of P53 and CD68 in mouse liver tissues experimentally infected with Schistosoma mansoni, in addition to the ameliorating role of silymarin. A total of 50 adult male mice were divided into 5 groups (10 animals each).

Biological studies on the blue crab Portunus pelagicus and its parasitic infection in Kuwaiti waters.

The study investigated the parasites of symbiotic fauna of the blue crab, Portunus pelagicus and the environmental factors, which was lacking in Kuwait. P. pelagicus feeding habits was studied by examination of the digestive tract.

SEM of the Oestrus ovis larvae causing myiasis of sheep in the state of Kuwait with a review on human infection.

In the present study, the dipterous larvae Oestrus ovis collected from nasal and frontal cavities of infected sheep slaughtered at the AL-Shuwaikh abattoir, Kuwait were studied by scanning electron microscope. The taxonomic morphological details of the larvae were described and found similar to the previous descriptions of the parasite. The environmental factors affecting human infection with myiasis were discussed and a review of human infestations in Kuwait was given.

Ultrastructral studies on the tegument of Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss 1899.

The tegument of Dicrocoelium dendriticum was studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. It consists of an anucleate surface syncytium and a deeper nucleated zone. The syncytial layer covers the entire surface of the fluke.

Studies on helminthes infecting some local fishes in Kuwait.

A total of 37 silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus), 67 greasy grouper (Epinephelus tauvina), 52 red snapper (Lutjanus coccineus), and 56 silver croaker (Otolithes argenteus) were examined during the period form October 2001 to September 2002 for the purpose of studying the helminth parasites including Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda, Nematoda and Acanthocephala. All examined fishes were free from any species of Cestoda, Trematoda or Acanthocephala. Only P.