Shahnaz Shirbazou

2. Department of Parasitology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Hormonal changes in women with breast cancer infected with Toxoplasma gondii

Introduction: Acute Toxoplasmosis is more critical in immunocompromised patients with cancer. The present study was conducted to investigate the anti-Toxoplasma gondi antibodies and assess the toxoplasmosis risk in women with breast masses in western of Iran in 2012. This research was done as a case-control study on women who referred to the treatment centers in cities of Kermanshah and Ilam ...

[ 2 ] - بررسی وجود استرس و التهاب عمومی در مبتلایان به آلودگی‌های تک‌یاخته‌ای روده‌ای در دو بیمارستان تهران

Background: Protozoa are unicellular eukaryotes. A type of intestinal protozoan pathogens is the cause of infection and serious injuries in human with or without clinical symptoms. It seems that parasitic infections as a stressor factor can affect on stress system activity and immune system function and sensitivity. The major purpose of this paper was to evaluate serum cortisol level and the ge...

[ 3 ] - اثر کشندگی عصاره آبی و الکلی انغوزه بر کیست ژیاردیا‌ لامبلیا در شرایط In-vitro

Background and Aim: Giardia lamblia, Giardiasis causative protozoa, is one of the most common etiologic agents of diarrhea throughout the world especially in Iran. Asafoetida, an oleo-gum-resin (called Anjodan in Farsi) obtained from an Iranian endemic herb, Ferula Assa-foetida has been used in treating of different diseases, particularly parasitic ones. The aim of this study was in-vitro evalu...