"The Ameliorative Effect of Interleukin-17A Neutralization on Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Modulating the NF-κB/NLRP3/Caspase-1/IL-1β Signaling Pathway in Rats".

Doxorubicin (DOX) is used as a chemotherapeutic drug for treating cancer. Nevertheless, it causes damage to the heart by activating inflammatory pathways, resulting in cardiotoxicity. Imbalance in cytokine production is a crucial component that might trigger the initiation of inflammatory processes.

Prevalence of Some Human Enteroparasites in Commonly Consumed Raw Vegetables in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

The problem of parasitic contamination of food, especially fresh vegetables, is not limited to personal hygiene during food preparation but is also widely dependent on the source of the food and the handling it undergoes before it gets to the consumer. The objective of the present study was to evaluate parasitic contamination in eight common raw vegetables in Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A total of 400 samples of raw vegetables obtained from wholesale and retail markets were examined for helminth eggs and larvae and for cysts of different parasites, using standard methods.

Detection of tick blood parasites in Egypt using PCR assay II- Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.

The prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), the etiologic agent of Lyme borrelosis (LB), was determined for the first time in Egypt by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

[The occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in synanthropic flies in urban and rural environments].

This study was carried out to determine the role of non-biting synanthropic flies as carriers of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the vicinity of the city of Gdańsk (NE Poland). In 2001-2003, flies were collected from three breeding sites: cow sheds and meadows in the Bystra cattle farm and municipal landfill Szadółki using inhaustors (aspirators) and entomologic nets.

Sarcosaprophagous flies in Suez governorate, Egypt IV--persistence of human pathogenic bacteria in the developmental stages.

The persistence of three species of human pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli, Shigella sonnei and Staphylococcus epidermidis) in sterile artificially fed larvae was examined till adult emergence after ingestion by three species of sarcosaprophagous flies (House fly, Musca domestica, Oriental latrine blow fly, Chrysomya megacephala and Australian cheep blow fly, Lucilia cuprina). The number of bacteria present in mature maggots, pupae and emerging adults declined significantly (P < 0.05).

Experimental transmission of Hepatozoon gracilis (Wenyon, 1909) com. nov., in its natural host the bean skink lizard (Mabuya quinquetaeniata quinquetaeniata) and vector Culex (C.) pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae).

The bean skink lizard Mabuya quinquetaeniata quinquetaeniata (Family: Scincidae) collected from Abu-Rawash, Giza was infected with the protozoon Hepatozoon gracilis. The mean percent of infection rate all over the year was 12.57% with the highest peak was in October (33%), meanwhile the lowest infection rate was detected in June (2.

Ixodes ricinus as a vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in urban and suburban forests.

In the suburban and urban forests in the cities of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia (northern Poland), Ixodes ricinus ticks should be considered as the vector of pathogenic microorganisms that may cause significant diseases in wild and domestic animals and humans. These microorganisms include etiologic agents of Lyme disease, human anaplasmosis (HA) and babesiosis: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti, respectively. DNA extracts from 701 ticks collected in 15 localities were examined by PCR for the simultaneous detection of these 3 pathogens.

The effects of laboratory Hepatozoon gracilis infection on the fecundity, mortality and longevity of Culex (Culex) pipiens Linneaus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Egypt.

Laboratory observations on the effect of Hepatozoon gracilis on the egg production of the mosquito Cx. (Cx.) pipiens Linneaus under laboratory conditions revealed that H.

Sarcosaprophagous flies in Suez province, Egypt. I--Seasonal distribution and sex-ratio.

Seasonal field studies on 4 bait traps (Fish, Bovine-lung, Grapes and Molasses) were conducted in El-Arbaeen fish-market, El-Arbaeen district, Suez governorate Egypt in 1999 and 2000 to describe the pattern and sex-ratio of sarcosaprophagous flies. The presence of sarcosaprophagous flies (Calliphoridae, Muscidae and Sarcophagidae) revealed that Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius), Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) and Musca domestica (Linnaeus) were the most dominant flies. Almost equal number of male and female flies of C.