Leucopenia and Cytomegalovirus infection in chemotherapy
cancer patients in Najaf, Iraq
الباحثونTaghreed Abdul kareem Al- Makhzoomy، Suad Gazi Jaafer Al kufi, Alaa Mahdy Obiad, Saif Jabbar Yasir Ali Saleem Abdulridha Aridhee5.
المجلةIranian Journal of Ichthyology
مختصر البحثCMV (cytomegalovirus) is a widespread virus. Body retains the virus for the rest of the life after infection. Because CMV impacts on persons health. CMV infection can be deadly for patients with compromised immune systems, including those who have undergone an organ, stem cell, or bone marrow transplant. CMV is transferred by bodily fluids such blood, saliva, urine,
Leucopenia and Cytomegalovirus infection in chemotherapy
cancer patients in Najaf, Iraq
الباحثونTaghreed Abdul kareem Al- Makhzoomy، Suad Gazi Jaafer Al kufi, Alaa Mahdy Obiad, Saif Jabbar Yasir Ali Saleem Abdulridha Aridhee5.
المجلةIranian Journal of Ichthyology
مختصر البحثCMV (cytomegalovirus) is a widespread virus. Body retains the virus for the rest of the life after infection. Because CMV impacts on persons health. CMV infection can be deadly for patients with compromised immune systems, including those who have undergone an organ, stem cell, or bone marrow transplant. CMV is transferred by bodily fluids such blood, saliva, urine,
Association of Epstein Barr virus with malignant transformation of breast
الباحثونAlaa Mahdy Obaid Khzal، Musa Nima Mezher
المجلةInternational Journal and Physiological Rehabilitation(ISSN 1475-7192
مختصر البحثThis study was conducted to identify the Epstein –Barr virus in breast cancer the most common
cancer in females for exploring possible viral association with breast malignancies. This project were included
52 formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue based samples so as called as blocks as (10 benign 32
malignant and 10 healthy breast tissues as control) from females with breast tumors in the central cancer of Al-
Sader Teaching Hospital additional to the private laboratory in Al-Najaf city. This study was performed on cases
constituting (76.19 %) malignancy (23.81 %) benign breast lesions. The work project in methodology based on
immunohistochemistry (IHC) for detecting the Epstein –Barr virus related latent membrane protein -1. These
malignant samples were higher rates (37.50%) within the range (45-54) years of the patient`s ages as well as
26/32 (81.25%) positive lymph node involvement and invasive ductal carcinoma rather than invasive lobular type.
In the term of viral associated breast cancer, we found a clear significance as P< 0.01 to EBV positivity in
malignant breast tissues 11(34.37 %) compared to the benign at which no evidence of association had reported ,
even we significantly registered as P< 0.01 in the percentages of EBV with many cancer related
clinicopathological characteristics such as grade 3 and T2 stage of tumor size as 6(54.55 %) for each of them
additional to N3 stage of lymphatic status 4(36.36%) compared to 6 ( 28.57%) , 11( 52.38%) and 7(33.33%)
respectively for EBV negativity . In conclusion: EBV was represented a possible etiologic agent or a risk for breast
cancer.
Quantification of STAT3 in mastectomized tissues of Iraqi women with breast cancer
الباحثونALAA MAHDY OBAID KHZAL، MOHAMMED JABER MHAWISH
المجلةInternational Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
مختصر البحثSignal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is abnormally activated in various cancer types,
included with40% and more of breast cancers in contrast to accuratelyregulatedSTAT3 as a latent protein
factor in normal mammary cells, this study aims to determine the signal transduction and activator of
transcription factor ( STAT3) activity and expression level in human breast cancer involving RT-qPCR
technique and performed at Al-Sader teaching hospital in the province of Al-Najaf – Iraq in which carried out
on 52 formalin fixed and paraffinized breast tissue samples, of them 32 malignant, 10 benign breast lesions and
10 healthy normal mammary tissues as the control .Real time qPCR technique was applied onbreast tumor
tissues and controls.The present research was found a statistical significance as value of P ≤ 0.01 in
quantification of STAT3 between malignant and benign breast tissues compared with those of normal in which
reflect the level of STAT3 activity and expression as in normal tissue were stable while in malignant ones
exhibited substantial heterogenicity between minimal and maximal values of real time PCR cycle threshold with
no evidence of significant association in STAT3 activity in relation with clinicopathological characteristics of
breast cancer .In conclusion: A high significantly relationship with STAT3 expression and activation and
quantification of STAT3 between malignant and benign breast tissues compared with those of normal in which
reflect the level of STAT3 activity and expression as in normal tissue were stable while in malignant ones
exhibited substantial differences between minimal and maximal values in which STAT3 quantification were
abnormal in breast malignant tissues .
The preoperative testing at laboratories in Najaf are being performed on patients at the time of the surgery in order to do this evaluation of blood-borne viruses
الباحثونAlaa Mahdy obaid Khzal
المجلةEuropean Journal of Medical Genetics and Clinical Biology
مختصر البحثThe purpose of this researched was to determine proportion of patients who were infected with the blood borne diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). All of these viruses are transmitted because the blood carries them.