Publications by authors named "Hossein Elyasi"
Article Synopsis
- - This study investigates ten genotypes of a parasite impacting its transmission to humans, focusing on identifying isolated hydatid cysts using a fast method called high-resolution melting point analysis (HRM).
- - Researchers analyzed 33 paraffin tissue samples from patients who had surgery in Iran, finding that 21 contained hydatid cyst DNA, primarily from sheep (G1 strain) and two from buffalo (G3 strain).
- - The results indicate that the G1 strain is the most common cause of hydatid cysts in humans, particularly affecting the liver and brain, and confirm that HRM is a reliable technique for identifying these strains quickly.
The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 (HIF-1) is a dimeric protein complex that plays a significant role in responding to low oxygen or hypoxia concentrations. Chronic inflammation is one of the immune system responses and can increase HIF expression in involved tissues through lowering the oxygen and hypoxia. The HIF factor has many critical roles in immunity, and thus, we reviewed the crucial roles of this factor in the immune system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe usefulness of a specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on recombinant GRA6 antigen for distinguishing between acute and chronic Toxoplasma infection was investigated. Two sets of serum samples obtained from pregnant women with acute, chronic, or no Toxoplasma infection collected in France and Iran were used. Among the French subjects, 19 of 20 (95%) women who experienced seroconversion during the past 4 months before sampling displayed low-avidity IgG antibodies against GRA6, while all 17 (100%) women with chronic infection had high-avidity antibodies.
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