Evaluation of In Vitro Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Effects of Miltefosine on the RH Strain.

Background: We aimed to investigate the cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of miltefosine on RH strain by various techniques.

Methods: The study was conducted at the Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2020. Four groups of five BALB/c mice were selected.

Prevalence and genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium in pre-weaned cattle in Urmia (Northwestern Iran).

Introduction: Cryptosporidiosis is a zoonotic disease causing digestive problems in pre-weaned calves. Considering the zoonosis of the parasite and its importance in veterinary medicine, we evaluated the prevalence and genotyping of Cryptosporidium spp. in diarrheic pre-weaned calves in the northwest of Iran.

Comparison of diagnostic methods (wet mount, trichrome staining, formol-ether, PCR, and xenic in vitro culture) for the detection of Blastocystis in stool samples in Urmia educational hospitals, the Northwest of Iran.

Blastocystis spp. is known as a common intestinal protozoan parasite in human and animals. The parasite has a worldwide distribution and is frequently detected in faecal samples in clinical parasitology laboratories.

Association of Toxoplasma gondii infection with cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study among patients with heart failure diseases in Urmia, North-West of Iran.

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Infection with T. gondii is one of the most common parasitic diseases in humans and other warm-blooded animals with global distribution and generally, one-third of human populations are estimated to be contaminated with this parasite.

Evaluation of Immunogenic Effect of Recombinant SAG-1 Antigen with Propranolol as Adjuvant in BALB/c Mice.

Propranolol as a novel adjuvant, was used to evaluate the immunogenic effect of three doses of recombinant SAG-1 (rSAG-1) antigen of in BALB/c mice for finding the optimal dose, and was compared with efficacy of tachyzoite lysate antigen (TLA). Eight different groups of 15 BALB/c mice received different volumes of the immunogenic material (three doses of r SAG-1 and one dose of TLA antigens), with or without propranolol adjuvant, subcutaneously. The control group mice received only PBS.

Designing and standardizing serologic diagnostic kit and determining anti- antibodies frequency in patients referred to health care centers in Urmia (northwest of Iran).

Toxocariasis is a helminthic zoonosis caused by larval stages of the roundworm of dog, , and less frequently by , the roundworm of cats. Eosinophilia in peripheral blood may be indicative of a disease; however, it does not necessarily represent toxocariasis. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the relationship between eosinophilia and toxocariasis in a region.