MORSY, S., ISMAIL, M., GHALLAB, M. (2021). SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS VERSUS HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON HUMAN SERUM DOPAMINE LEVEL. test, 51(2), 365-370. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193317
SALWA M. MORSY; MOUSA A. M. ISMAIL; MARWA M. I. GHALLAB. "SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS VERSUS HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON HUMAN SERUM DOPAMINE LEVEL". test, 51, 2, 2021, 365-370. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193317
MORSY, S., ISMAIL, M., GHALLAB, M. (2021). 'SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS VERSUS HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON HUMAN SERUM DOPAMINE LEVEL', test, 51(2), pp. 365-370. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193317
MORSY, S., ISMAIL, M., GHALLAB, M. SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS VERSUS HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON HUMAN SERUM DOPAMINE LEVEL. test, 2021; 51(2): 365-370. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193317

SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS VERSUS HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON HUMAN SERUM DOPAMINE LEVEL

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Article 15, Volume 51, Issue 2, August 2021, Pages 365-370    PDF (739.87 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193317
Authors
SALWA M. MORSY1; MOUSA A. M. ISMAIL1; MARWA M. I. GHALLAB2
1Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
2Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
Abstract
Several studies demonstrated a high seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in schizophrenic
patients than healthy individuals. This case control study determined the serprevalence of T.
gondii among schizophrenic patients and healthy individuals at Kafrelsheikh University
Hospitals and to estimate its effect on serum dopamine level. T. gondii IgG was detected in
52.2% &23.9% of schizophrenic patients and healthy individuals respectively with significance
(P value = 0.005). Serum dopamine level was higher in schizophrenic patients than
healthy individuals with statistical significance (P = <0.001) and also higher in T. gondii IgG
positive than T. gondii IgG negative patients with statistical significance (P = <0.001).
Keywords
Toxoplasma gondii; Schizophrenic Non-schizophrenic; Dopamine level
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